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.]
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| Autore: |
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, <1935->
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| 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.]
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 294.3/375 |
| Soggetto topico: | Physics - Religious aspects - Buddhism |
| Quantum theory - Religious aspects - Buddhism | |
| Buddhism - Doctrines | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
ZajoncArthur
HoushmandZara
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The new physics and cosmology |
| ISBN: | 0-19-988283-5 |
| 1-280-50307-6 | |
| 0-19-534782-X | |
| 1-60256-891-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910450271503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Mind and life series.