Science and Poetry

Mary Midgley

ISBN 10: 0415276322 / ISBN 13: 9780415276320

Verlag: Routledge, 2002

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0415276322-VB

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Crude materialism, reduction of mind to body, extreme individualism. All products of a 17th century scientific inheritance which looks at the parts of our existence at the expense of the whole.
Cutting through myths of scientific omnipotence, Mary Midgley explores how this inheritance has so powerfully shaped the way we are, and the problems it has brought with it. She argues that poetry and the arts can help reconcile these problems, and counteract generations of 'one-eyed specialists', unable and unwilling to look beyond their own scientific or literary sphere.
Dawkins, Atkins, Bacon and Descartes all come under fire as Midgely sears through contemporary debate, from Gaia to memes, and organic food to greenhouse gases. After years of unquestioned imperialism, science is finally forced to take a step back and acknowledge the arts.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Mary Midgley is a moral philosopher and author of many books, including The Ethical Primate, Wisdom, Information and Wonder, Science as Salvation and Utopias, Dolphins and Computers.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Science and Poetry
Verlag: Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
Einband: paperback
Zustand: As New