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Stages of thought : the co-evolution of religious thought and science /
In Stages of Thought, Michael Barnes examines a pattern of cognitive development that has evolved over thousands of years--a pattern manifest in both science and religion. He describes how the major world cultures built upon our natural human language skills to add literacy, logic, and, now, a highl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In Stages of Thought, Michael Barnes examines a pattern of cognitive development that has evolved over thousands of years--a pattern manifest in both science and religion. He describes how the major world cultures built upon our natural human language skills to add literacy, logic, and, now, a highly critical self-awareness. In tracing the histories of both scientific and religious thought, Barnes shows why we think the way that we do today. Although religious and scientific modes of thought are often portrayed as contradictory-one is highly rational while the other appeals to tradition and fa. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 334 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-322) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195350838 0195350839 1280834145 9781280834141 |