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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783692703321

Autore

Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, <1935->

Titolo

The new physics and cosmology [[electronic resource] ] : dialogues with the Dalai Lama / / edited and narrated by Arthur Zajonc with the assistance of Zara Houshmand ; with contributions by David Finkelstein ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c2004

ISBN

0-19-773245-3

0-19-988283-5

1-280-50307-6

0-19-534782-X

1-60256-891-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Collana

Mind and life series

Altri autori (Persone)

ZajoncArthur

HoushmandZara

Disciplina

294.3/375

Soggetti

Physics - Religious aspects - Buddhism

Quantum theory - Religious aspects - Buddhism

Buddhism - Doctrines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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; A

BC; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

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 quantum reality.