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

• Autore: Bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, <1935->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3/375
• Soggetto topico: Physics - Religious aspects - Buddhism; Quantum theory - Religious aspects - Buddhism; Buddhism - Doctrines
• Altri autori: ZajoncArthur HoushmandZara
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2004.
• 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: 0-19-773245-3; 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.: 9910824182603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Mind and life series.