The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God (Record no. 296808)
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fixed length control field | 01852nam a22001697a 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9780143112624 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 215 SAG-V |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Carl Sagan |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin Press |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2006 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | xviii, 284 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | Nature and wonder : a reconnaissance of heaven -- The retreat from Copernicus : a modern loss of nerve -- The organic universe -- Extraterrestrial intelligence -- Extraterrestrial folklore : implications for the evolution of religion -- The god hypothesis -- The religious experience -- Crimes against creation -- The search -- Selected Q & A. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | Sagan sets down his detailed thoughts on the relationship between religion and science and describes his personal search to understand the nature of the sacred in the vastness of the cosmos. In 1985, Sagan was invited to give the famous Gifford Lectures in Scotland on the grand occasion of the lectureship's centennial. The result is this delightfully intimate discussion of his views on topics ranging from the likelihood of intelligent life on other planets to the danger of nuclear annihilation of our own, on creationism and so-called intelligent design to a new concept of science as "informed worship" to manic depression and the possible chemical nature of transcendence. In his trademark clear and down-to-earth voice, the late astronomer and astrophysicist illuminates his conversation with examples from cosmology, physics, philosophy, literature, psychology, cultural anthropology, mythology, theology, and more.--From publisher description. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Sagan, Carl, -- 1934-1996 -- Religion. Sagan, Carl, -- 1934-1996. Natural theology. |
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Ann Druyan |
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Koha item type | Book |
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Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Processing Center | 05/10/2018 | 215 SAG-V | DCB3477 | 05/10/2018 | 05/10/2018 | Book |