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Mind and Life: Discussions with the Dalai Lama on the Nature of Reality - Columbia Series in Science and Religion Luisi, Pier (Professor, University Roma 3)
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Mind and Life: Discussions with the Dalai Lama on the Nature of Reality - Columbia Series in Science and Religion
Luisi, Pier (Professor, University Roma 3)
For over a decade, a small group of scientists and philosophers--members of the Mind and Life Institute--have met regularly to explore the intersection between science and the spirit. At one of these meetings, the themes discussed were both fundamental and profound: can physics, chemistry, and biology explain the mystery of life? How do our philosophical assumptions influence science and the ethics we bring to biotechnology? And how does an ancient spiritual tradition throw new light on these questions?Pier Luigi Luisi not only reproduces this dramatic, cross-cultural dialogue, in which world-class scientists, philosophers, and Buddhist scholars develop a holistic approach to the scientific exploration of reality, but he also adds scientific background to their presentations, as well as supplementary discussions with prominent participants and attendees. Interviews with His Holiness the Karmapa, the Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard, and the actor and longtime human rights advocate Richard Gere take the proceedings into new directions, enriching the material with personal viewpoints and lively conversation about such topics as the origin of matter, the properties of cells, the nature of evolution, and the ethics of genetic manipulation.
232 pages, ill
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 20, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780231145510 |
| Publishers | Columbia University Press |
| Pages | 232 |
| Dimensions | 148 × 222 × 14 mm · 318 g |
| Language | English |
