Exploring the origin, extent, and future of life : philosophical, ethical, and theological perspectives / / edited by Constance M. Bertka [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 324 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 576.8/3 |
Collana | Cambridge astrobiology |
Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life - Origin - Philosophy |
ISBN |
0-511-84751-3
1-107-19682-5 0-511-65178-3 0-511-63256-8 0-511-63135-9 0-511-80650-7 0-511-63376-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Astrobiology in a societal context / Constance M. Bertka -- Emergence and the experimental pursuit of the origin of life / Robert M. Hazen -- From Aristotle to Darwin, to Freeman Dyson : changing definitions of life viewed in a historical context / James E. Strick -- Philosophical aspects of the origin-of-life problem : the emergence of life and the nature of science / Iris Fry -- The origin of terrestrial life : a Christian perspective / Ernan McMullin -- The alpha and the omega : reflections on the origin and future of life from the perspective of Christian theology and ethics / Celia Deane-Drummond -- A biologist's guide to the solar system / Lynn J. Rothschild -- The quest for habitable worlds and life beyond the solar system / Carl B. Pilcher and Jack J. Lissauer -- A historical perspective on the extent and search for life / Steven J. Dick -- The search for extraterrestrial life : epistemology, ethics, and worldviews / Mark Lupisella -- The implications of discovering extraterrestrial life : different searches, different issues / Margaret S. Race -- God, evolution, and astrobiology / Cynthia S.W. Crysdale -- Planetary ecosynthesis on Mars : restoration ecology and environmental ethics / Christopher P. McKay -- The trouble with intrinsic value : an ethical primer for astrobiology / Kelly C. Smith -- God's preferential option for life : a Christian perspective on astrobiology / Richard O. Randolph -- Comparing stories about the origin, extent, and future of life : an Asian religious perspective / Francisca Cho. |
Altri titoli varianti | Exploring the Origin, Extent, & Future of Life |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455072603321 |
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Exploring the origin, extent, and future of life : philosophical, ethical, and theological perspectives / / edited by Constance M. Bertka [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 324 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 576.8/3 |
Collana | Cambridge astrobiology |
Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life - Origin - Philosophy |
ISBN |
0-511-84751-3
1-107-19682-5 0-511-65178-3 0-511-63256-8 0-511-63135-9 0-511-80650-7 0-511-63376-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Astrobiology in a societal context / Constance M. Bertka -- Emergence and the experimental pursuit of the origin of life / Robert M. Hazen -- From Aristotle to Darwin, to Freeman Dyson : changing definitions of life viewed in a historical context / James E. Strick -- Philosophical aspects of the origin-of-life problem : the emergence of life and the nature of science / Iris Fry -- The origin of terrestrial life : a Christian perspective / Ernan McMullin -- The alpha and the omega : reflections on the origin and future of life from the perspective of Christian theology and ethics / Celia Deane-Drummond -- A biologist's guide to the solar system / Lynn J. Rothschild -- The quest for habitable worlds and life beyond the solar system / Carl B. Pilcher and Jack J. Lissauer -- A historical perspective on the extent and search for life / Steven J. Dick -- The search for extraterrestrial life : epistemology, ethics, and worldviews / Mark Lupisella -- The implications of discovering extraterrestrial life : different searches, different issues / Margaret S. Race -- God, evolution, and astrobiology / Cynthia S.W. Crysdale -- Planetary ecosynthesis on Mars : restoration ecology and environmental ethics / Christopher P. McKay -- The trouble with intrinsic value : an ethical primer for astrobiology / Kelly C. Smith -- God's preferential option for life : a Christian perspective on astrobiology / Richard O. Randolph -- Comparing stories about the origin, extent, and future of life : an Asian religious perspective / Francisca Cho. |
Altri titoli varianti | Exploring the Origin, Extent, & Future of Life |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778586803321 |
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009 | ||
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Investigations / / Stuart A. Kauffman |
Autore | Kauffman Stuart A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (548 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8301 |
Soggetto topico |
Life - Origin - Philosophy
Self-organizing systems - Philosophy |
ISBN |
0-19-972894-1
1-280-75994-1 9786610759941 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; 1 Prolegomenon to a General Biology; 2 The Origins of Life; 3 Autonomous Agents; 4 Propagating Organization; 5 A Physics of Semantics?; 6 Emergence and Story: Beyond Newton, Einstein, and Bohr?; 7 The Nonergodic Universe: The Possibility of New Laws; 8 Candidate Laws for the Coconstruction of a Biosphere; 9 The Persistently Innovative Econosphere; 10 A Coconstructing Cosmos?; Epilogue; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780791203321 |
Kauffman Stuart A.
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Investigations / / Stuart A. Kauffman |
Autore | Kauffman Stuart A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (548 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8301 |
Soggetto topico |
Life - Origin - Philosophy
Self-organizing systems - Philosophy |
ISBN |
0-19-972894-1
1-280-75994-1 9786610759941 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; 1 Prolegomenon to a General Biology; 2 The Origins of Life; 3 Autonomous Agents; 4 Propagating Organization; 5 A Physics of Semantics?; 6 Emergence and Story: Beyond Newton, Einstein, and Bohr?; 7 The Nonergodic Universe: The Possibility of New Laws; 8 Candidate Laws for the Coconstruction of a Biosphere; 9 The Persistently Innovative Econosphere; 10 A Coconstructing Cosmos?; Epilogue; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819661003321 |
Kauffman Stuart A.
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Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2000 | ||
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The new universe and the human future [[electronic resource] ] : how a shared cosmology could transform the world / / Nancy Ellen Abrams and Joel R. Primack |
Autore | Abrams Nancy Ellen <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | xvii, 238 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 523.101 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PrimackJ. R (Joel R.) |
Collana | The Terry lectures series |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology - Philosophy
Life - Origin - Philosophy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-09615-3
9786613096159 0-300-16732-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The New Universe -- Chapter 2. Size Is Destiny -- Chapter 3. We Are Stardust -- Chapter 4. Our Place in Time -- Chapter 5. This Cosmically Pivotal Moment -- Chapter 6. Bringing the Universe Down to Earth -- Chapter 7. A New Origin Story -- Chapter 8. Cosmic Society Now -- Frequently Asked Questions -- Notes -- Recommendations for Further Reading -- About the Illustrations -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457142103321 |
Abrams Nancy Ellen <1948->
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The new universe and the human future : how a shared cosmology could transform the world / / Nancy Ellen Abrams and Joel R. Primack |
Autore | Abrams Nancy Ellen <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, Connecticut ; ; London, England : , : Yale University Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | xvii, 238 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 523.101 |
Collana | The Terry lectures series |
Soggetto topico |
Life - Origin - Philosophy
Cosmology - Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-283-09615-3
9786613096159 0-300-16732-6 |
Classificazione | SCI015000REL106000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The New Universe -- Chapter 2. Size Is Destiny -- Chapter 3. We Are Stardust -- Chapter 4. Our Place in Time -- Chapter 5. This Cosmically Pivotal Moment -- Chapter 6. Bringing the Universe Down to Earth -- Chapter 7. A New Origin Story -- Chapter 8. Cosmic Society Now -- Frequently Asked Questions -- Notes -- Recommendations for Further Reading -- About the Illustrations -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781397903321 |
Abrams Nancy Ellen <1948->
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New Haven, Connecticut ; ; London, England : , : Yale University Press, , [2011] | ||
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The new universe and the human future : how a shared cosmology could transform the world / / Nancy Ellen Abrams and Joel R. Primack |
Autore | Abrams Nancy Ellen <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, Connecticut ; ; London, England : , : Yale University Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | xvii, 238 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 523.101 |
Collana | The Terry lectures series |
Soggetto topico |
Life - Origin - Philosophy
Cosmology - Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-283-09615-3
9786613096159 0-300-16732-6 |
Classificazione | SCI015000REL106000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The New Universe -- Chapter 2. Size Is Destiny -- Chapter 3. We Are Stardust -- Chapter 4. Our Place in Time -- Chapter 5. This Cosmically Pivotal Moment -- Chapter 6. Bringing the Universe Down to Earth -- Chapter 7. A New Origin Story -- Chapter 8. Cosmic Society Now -- Frequently Asked Questions -- Notes -- Recommendations for Further Reading -- About the Illustrations -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813228903321 |
Abrams Nancy Ellen <1948->
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New Haven, Connecticut ; ; London, England : , : Yale University Press, , [2011] | ||
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