Alan Lightman: The Transcendent Brain

Cover: 9780593317419 | The Transcendent Brain | Spirituality in the Age of Science | Lightman

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"Modern science teaches us that anything can be explained in terms of atoms and forces, including the inner workings of the brain. But certain personal experiences can challenge the idea that there's nothing beyond inert matter. Communing with nature, working through a complex problem, or experiencing a piece of art, we sometimes feel a powerful sense of transcendence, of connecting with a cosmic unity that may seem unexplainable by science. But according to acclaimed physicist and novelist Alan Lightman, we can embrace these spiritual experiences without letting go of our scientific worldview. Lightman draws on a rich intellectual history to explore this fascinating intersection between religion and science. Philosopher Moses Mendelssohn's rational arguments for the soul foreground our thinking about non-materiality; Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius' ideas predict how strict materialism might explain elusive phenomena; Neuroscientist Christof Koch lays the foundation for the material basis of consciousness; and social psychologist Cynthia Frantz provides a scientific explanation of our deep connection to nature and things larger than ourselves. Lightman weaves these ideas together to argue for a concept he calls 'spiritual materialism'-the view that while spiritual experiences may arise from atoms and molecules like everything else, the physical laws of the universe may not be able to fully capture the first-person experience of transcendence. Spirituality, in this sense, is not only compatible with a strictly scientific view, but remains at the core of what it means to be human"--

Über den Autor

Alan Lightman

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction . . . . 3

1. The Ka and the Ba: A Brief History of the Soul, the Nonmaterial, and the Mind- Body Duality 13
2. Primordia Rerum: A Brief History of Materialism 44
3. Neurons and I: The Emergence of Consciousness from the Material Brain 83
4. To See a World in a Grain of Sand: From Consciousness to Spirituality 121
5. My Atoms and Yours: Science and Spirituality in the World of Today 166

Acknowledgments . . . . 173
Notes . . . . 175

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Genre:	Importe , Technik allg.
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13:	9780593317419
ISBN-10:	0593317416
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Lightman, Alan
Hersteller:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	195 x 133 x 26 mm
Von/Mit:	Alan Lightman
Erscheinungsdatum:	14.03.2023
Gewicht:	0,31 kg

Artikel-ID: 124025701

Über den Autor

Alan Lightman

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Genre:	Importe , Technik allg.
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13:	9780593317419
ISBN-10:	0593317416
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Lightman, Alan
Hersteller:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	195 x 133 x 26 mm
Von/Mit:	Alan Lightman
Erscheinungsdatum:	14.03.2023
Gewicht:	0,31 kg