LEADER 03542nam 22007931 450 001 9910957517903321 005 20200513105437.0 010 $a9786612529290 010 $a9780755624799 010 $a0755624793 010 $a9781282529298 010 $a1282529293 010 $a9780857716606 010 $a0857716603 010 $a9786000008666 010 $a600000866X 010 $a9781423709435 010 $a1423709438 024 7 $a10.5040/9780755624799 035 $a(CKB)1000000000453835 035 $a(EBL)676623 035 $a(OCoLC)843203748 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000240443 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12074916 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000240443 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10266115 035 $a(PQKB)10343509 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC676623 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09265935 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL676623 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL252929 035 $a(UtOrBLW)BP9780755624799BC 035 $a(Perlego)883694 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000453835 100 $a20200605d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe sacred neuron $ediscovering the extraordinary links between science and religion /$fby John Bowker 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon :$cI.B. Tauris,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781845113995 311 08$a1845113993 311 08$a9781850434818 311 08$a1850434816 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Conflict and the Reasons Why; Chapter 2: The Appeal to History; Chapter 3: The Appeal to Value: Art in China and the West; Chapter 4: The Appeal to Value: Ethics and Human Behaviour; Chapter 5: The Appeal to Coherence; Chapter 6: Sex and Safety: A New Crisis Facing Religions; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $a"Why do we think that things happen in the way that they do? Why do we think that some things are beautiful, and others ugly? Why do we think that some things are good, and others evil? Why do we think that some things are true, and others false? These are old and traditional questions. In the past they have been answered by separating our emotional from our rational responses. But recent work in the neurosciences suggests that the questions now deserve very different answers. In his fascinating and original new book, John Bowker shows that reason and emotion work much more closely together in forming human opinions and judgements than has previously been supposed. This discovery has stunning implications for the increasingly dangerous relationship between different religions and cultures, and also for the human sense of God. The Sacred Neuron is a masterful survey of some key topics in science and religion, which will be sure to amaze and delight the author's many admirers."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 606 $aFaith and reason 606 $aReason 606 $aReligion and science 606 $aNeurosciences$2BIC 615 0$aFaith and reason. 615 0$aReason. 615 0$aReligion and science. 615 7$aNeurosciences. 676 $a261.55 676 $a128.33 700 $aBowker$b John$f1935-$0205785 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910957517903321 996 $aThe sacred neuron$94341413 997 $aUNINA