The constant fire [[electronic resource] ] : beyond the science vs. religion debate / / Adam Frank |
Autore | Frank Adam <1962-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
Disciplina | 201/.65 |
Soggetto topico |
Religion and science - History
Bible and science - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
astrophysics
big bang climate change controversial debate cultural debate einstein ethos evolution flood myths giordano bruno global warming human spiritual existence human spirituality humanity ireland microscopes modern world multiverse mythology mythos neolithic archaeological site philosophy political debate religion religious experience resource depletion sacred narratives sacred pursuits science and religion science scientists spiritual spirituality star formation telescopes |
ISBN |
1-282-77235-X
9786612772351 0-520-94203-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue. House of the Rising Sun -- Part I. The Map: Reimagining Science, Myth, and the Sacred -- Part II. The Terrain: Sacred Narratives in Science and Myth -- Part III. A New Path to the Waterfall: Science, Myth, Truth, and the Future -- Epilogue. Fire in the Open Mind -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788999903321 |
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The constant fire [[electronic resource] ] : beyond the science vs. religion debate / / Adam Frank |
Autore | Frank Adam <1962-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
Disciplina | 201/.65 |
Soggetto topico |
Religion and science - History
Bible and science - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
astrophysics
big bang climate change controversial debate cultural debate einstein ethos evolution flood myths giordano bruno global warming human spiritual existence human spirituality humanity ireland microscopes modern world multiverse mythology mythos neolithic archaeological site philosophy political debate religion religious experience resource depletion sacred narratives sacred pursuits science and religion science scientists spiritual spirituality star formation telescopes |
ISBN |
1-282-77235-X
9786612772351 0-520-94203-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue. House of the Rising Sun -- Part I. The Map: Reimagining Science, Myth, and the Sacred -- Part II. The Terrain: Sacred Narratives in Science and Myth -- Part III. A New Path to the Waterfall: Science, Myth, Truth, and the Future -- Epilogue. Fire in the Open Mind -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811080703321 |
Frank Adam <1962->
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Crude politics [[electronic resource] ] : the California oil market, 1900-1940 / / Paul Sabin |
Autore | Sabin Paul <1970-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.2/7282/0979409041 |
Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects - California - History - 20th century
Petroleum industry and trade - Government policy - California - History - 20th century Energy policy - United States - History - 20th century |
Soggetto non controllato |
alternative energy
american west big business california oil california climate change crude oil energy environment environmental issues environmentalism foreign policy fossil fuels frontier global warming government policy government regulation government land rights middle east mineral rights national security nonfiction oil consumption oil economy oil market oil policy oil production petroleum property rights renewable energy saudi arabia terrorism urban sprawl |
ISBN |
1-282-35753-0
9786612357534 0-520-93114-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The end of the old property regime -- The politics of the 1920 Mineral Leasing Act -- Beaches versus oil in Southern California -- "The same unsavory smell of Teapot Dome" -- The struggle to control California oil production -- Federalism and the unruly oil market -- "Transportation by taxation" -- Defending the user financing system. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778472903321 |
Sabin Paul <1970->
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Crude politics [[electronic resource] ] : the California oil market, 1900-1940 / / Paul Sabin |
Autore | Sabin Paul <1970-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.2/7282/0979409041 |
Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects - California - History - 20th century
Petroleum industry and trade - Government policy - California - History - 20th century Energy policy - United States - History - 20th century |
Soggetto non controllato |
alternative energy
american west big business california oil california climate change crude oil energy environment environmental issues environmentalism foreign policy fossil fuels frontier global warming government policy government regulation government land rights middle east mineral rights national security nonfiction oil consumption oil economy oil market oil policy oil production petroleum property rights renewable energy saudi arabia terrorism urban sprawl |
ISBN |
1-282-35753-0
9786612357534 0-520-93114-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The end of the old property regime -- The politics of the 1920 Mineral Leasing Act -- Beaches versus oil in Southern California -- "The same unsavory smell of Teapot Dome" -- The struggle to control California oil production -- Federalism and the unruly oil market -- "Transportation by taxation" -- Defending the user financing system. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815710203321 |
Sabin Paul <1970->
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Deceit and denial [[electronic resource] ] : the deadly politics of industrial pollution / / Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner |
Autore | Markowitz Gerald E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (443 p.) |
Disciplina | 615.9/02 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RosnerDavid <1947-> |
Collana | California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental health
Environmental health - Social aspects Factory and trade waste - Environmental aspects Pollution - Health aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
american workers
chemical industry conspiracy corporate control deadly products disease ecology engaging environment environmental hazard environmental health environmental history environmental pollution environmental global warming health care issues historical history immediate dangers industrial polluters lead industry manufacturing industry pharmocology political politics public health science and math sociological sustainability technology toxic chemicals toxicology |
ISBN | 0-520-95496-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Industry's Child -- The House of the Butterflies. Lead Poisoning among Workers and Consumers -- A Child Lives in a Lead World -- Cater to the Children. The Promotion of White Lead -- Old Poisons, New Problems -- Better Living through Chemistry? -- Evidence of an Illegal Conspiracy by Industry -- Damn Liars -- Ol' Man River or Cancer Alley? -- A Hazy Mixture. Science, Civil Rights, Pollution, and Politics -- Science and Prudent Public Policy -- Conclusion -- EPILOGUE -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786178103321 |
Markowitz Gerald E
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Deceit and denial [[electronic resource] ] : the deadly politics of industrial pollution / / Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner |
Autore | Markowitz Gerald E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (443 p.) |
Disciplina | 615.9/02 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RosnerDavid <1947-> |
Collana | California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental health
Environmental health - Social aspects Factory and trade waste - Environmental aspects Pollution - Health aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
american workers
chemical industry conspiracy corporate control deadly products disease ecology engaging environment environmental hazard environmental health environmental history environmental pollution environmental global warming health care issues historical history immediate dangers industrial polluters lead industry manufacturing industry pharmocology political politics public health science and math sociological sustainability technology toxic chemicals toxicology |
ISBN | 0-520-95496-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Industry's Child -- The House of the Butterflies. Lead Poisoning among Workers and Consumers -- A Child Lives in a Lead World -- Cater to the Children. The Promotion of White Lead -- Old Poisons, New Problems -- Better Living through Chemistry? -- Evidence of an Illegal Conspiracy by Industry -- Damn Liars -- Ol' Man River or Cancer Alley? -- A Hazy Mixture. Science, Civil Rights, Pollution, and Politics -- Science and Prudent Public Policy -- Conclusion -- EPILOGUE -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808029703321 |
Markowitz Gerald E
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Deep time, dark times : on being geologically human / / David Wood |
Autore | Wood David <1946-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Fordham New York University, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 pages) |
Disciplina | 144 |
Collana | Thinking out loud : the Sydney lectures in philosophy and society |
Soggetto topico | Humanism |
Soggetto non controllato |
Anthropocene
Derrida Foucault Heidegger Nietzsche climate change geological consciousness global warming humanism man’s place in nature philosophical anthropology |
ISBN |
0-8232-8601-0
0-8232-8137-X 0-8232-8138-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- one. Herding the Cats of Deep Time -- two. Who Do We Think We Are? -- three. Cosmic Passions -- four. Thinking Geologically after Nietzsche -- five. Angst and Attunement -- six. The Present Age: A Case Study -- seven. Posthumanist Responsibility -- eight. The New Materialism -- nine. The Unthinkable and the Impossible -- ten. What Is to Be Done? Democracy and Beyond -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793005803321 |
Wood David <1946->
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Deep time, dark times : on being geologically human / / David Wood |
Autore | Wood David <1946-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Fordham New York University, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 pages) |
Disciplina | 144 |
Collana | Thinking out loud : the Sydney lectures in philosophy and society |
Soggetto topico | Humanism |
Soggetto non controllato |
Anthropocene
Derrida Foucault Heidegger Nietzsche climate change geological consciousness global warming humanism man’s place in nature philosophical anthropology |
ISBN |
0-8232-8601-0
0-8232-8137-X 0-8232-8138-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- one. Herding the Cats of Deep Time -- two. Who Do We Think We Are? -- three. Cosmic Passions -- four. Thinking Geologically after Nietzsche -- five. Angst and Attunement -- six. The Present Age: A Case Study -- seven. Posthumanist Responsibility -- eight. The New Materialism -- nine. The Unthinkable and the Impossible -- ten. What Is to Be Done? Democracy and Beyond -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820218403321 |
Wood David <1946->
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Dinosaur odyssey [[electronic resource] ] : fossil threads in the web of life / / Scott D. Sampson |
Autore | Sampson Scott D |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
Disciplina | 567.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Dinosaurs
Paleontology |
Soggetto non controllato |
avian dinosaurs
biology creatures dinosauria dinosaurs ecology energy glow environmental history evolution evolutionary history of life extinction fossil records geology global warming historical history natural world nature non avian dinosaurs palaeontology paleontology phenomenon reptiles science scientific study supercontinent pangaea |
ISBN |
1-282-70350-1
9786612703508 0-520-94442-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. TREASURE ISLAND -- 2. STARDUST SAURIANS -- 3. DRAMATIS DINOSAURAE -- 4. DRIFTING CONTINENTS AND GLOBE-TROTTING DINOSAURS -- 5. SOLAR EATING -- 6. THE RIVER OF LIFE -- 7. THE GREEN GRADIENT -- 8. PANOPLY OF PREDATORS -- 9. HIDDEN STRANDS -- 10. OF HORN-HEADS AND DUCK-BILLS -- 11. THE GOLDILOCKS HYPOTHESIS -- 12. CINDERELLASAURUS -- 13. JURASSIC PARK DREAMS -- 14. WEST SIDE STORY -- 15. THE WAY OF ALL CREATURES -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- GLOSSARY -- ART AND PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778403203321 |
Sampson Scott D
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Dinosaur odyssey [[electronic resource] ] : fossil threads in the web of life / / Scott D. Sampson |
Autore | Sampson Scott D |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
Disciplina | 567.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Dinosaurs
Paleontology |
Soggetto non controllato |
avian dinosaurs
biology creatures dinosauria dinosaurs ecology energy glow environmental history evolution evolutionary history of life extinction fossil records geology global warming historical history natural world nature non avian dinosaurs palaeontology paleontology phenomenon reptiles science scientific study supercontinent pangaea |
ISBN |
1-282-70350-1
9786612703508 0-520-94442-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. TREASURE ISLAND -- 2. STARDUST SAURIANS -- 3. DRAMATIS DINOSAURAE -- 4. DRIFTING CONTINENTS AND GLOBE-TROTTING DINOSAURS -- 5. SOLAR EATING -- 6. THE RIVER OF LIFE -- 7. THE GREEN GRADIENT -- 8. PANOPLY OF PREDATORS -- 9. HIDDEN STRANDS -- 10. OF HORN-HEADS AND DUCK-BILLS -- 11. THE GOLDILOCKS HYPOTHESIS -- 12. CINDERELLASAURUS -- 13. JURASSIC PARK DREAMS -- 14. WEST SIDE STORY -- 15. THE WAY OF ALL CREATURES -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- GLOSSARY -- ART AND PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815053203321 |
Sampson Scott D
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