The new physics and cosmology : dialogues with the Dalai Lama /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
Other Authors: Zajonc, Arthur, Houshmand, Zara
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2004.
Series:Mind and life series.
Subjects:
Physics > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Quantum theory > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Buddhism > Doctrines.
Physique > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
Théorie quantique > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
Bouddhisme > Doctrines.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Quantum theory > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Buddhism > Doctrines
Physics > Religious aspects > Buddhism
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.

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