The new physics and cosmology : dialogues with the Dalai Lama /
What happens when the Dalai Lama meets with five leading physicists and a historian? This book documents their discussions about theoretical quantum physics and Buddhist philosophy. This book is a contribution to the science-religion interface, and a useful explanation of our basic understanding of...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2004.
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Series: | Mind and life series.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- The Participants; Prelude; 1. Experiment and Paradox in Quantum Physics; 2. Philosophical Reflections on Quantum Realities; 3. Space, Time, and the Quantum; 4. Buddhist Views on Space and Time; 5. Quantum Logic Meets Buddhist Logic; 6. Participation and Personal Knowledge; 7. The Relation between Scientific Knowledge and Human Experience; 8. Investigating the World, Pondering the Mind; 9. New Images of the Universe; 10. Origins of the Universe and Buddhist Causality; 11. Science in Search of a Worldview; 12. Knowing and Suffering; Notes; About the Mind and Life Institute; Index.