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Lightman, Alan P., 1948-
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Spirituality.
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Lightman, Alan P., 1948-
Religion and science.
Spirituality.
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The
transcendent
brain
:
spirituality
in the
age
of
science
/ Alan Lightman.
by
Lightman, Alan P., 1948-
Pantheon Books, 2023.
Call #:
201.65 L724t
Subjects
Religion and
science
.
Spirituality
.
ISBN:
9780593317419 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Spirituality
in the
age
of
science
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
194 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Alan P. Lightman earned his PhD in physics from the California Institute of Technology and is the author of seven novels, including the international best seller Einstein’s Dreams and The Diagnosis, a finalist for the National Book Award. His nonfiction includes The Accidental Universe, Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine, and Probable Impossibilities. He has taught at Harvard and at MIT, where he was the first person to receive a dual faculty appointment in
science
and the humanities. He is currently a professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT. He is the host of the public television series Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the
Age
of
Science
.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"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."--From publisher.
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