When young children first begin to ask 'why?' they embark on a journey with no final destination. The need to make sense of the world as a whole is an ultimate curiosity that lies at the root of all human religions. It has, in many cultures, shaped and motivated a more down to earth scientific interest in the physical world, which could therefore be described as penultimate curiosity. These two manifestations of curiosity have a history of connection that goes back deep into the human past. Tracing that history all the way ...
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When young children first begin to ask 'why?' they embark on a journey with no final destination. The need to make sense of the world as a whole is an ultimate curiosity that lies at the root of all human religions. It has, in many cultures, shaped and motivated a more down to earth scientific interest in the physical world, which could therefore be described as penultimate curiosity. These two manifestations of curiosity have a history of connection that goes back deep into the human past. Tracing that history all the way from cave painting to quantum physics, this book (a collaboration between a painter and a physical scientist that uses illustrations throughout the narrative) sets out to explain the nature of the long entanglement between religion and science: the ultimate and the penultimate curiosity.
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Add this copy of The Penultimate Curiosity: How Science Swims in the to cart. $29.05, good condition, Sold by Patty Klein, Hilltop Book Shop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marshfield, WI, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Oxford University Press.
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Good. Size: 9x6x1; Hardcover in good condition. Some edge wear to dust jacket and cover. Binding is starting to loosen a bit, but all pages remain secure. Pages will have some highlighting but remain in good, readable condition. Our feedback says it all! Feel confident when you order from Hilltop Book Shop.
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NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE jacket. xxii, 468 pp. Black cloth, gilt spine lettering, color and b/w illustrations throughout. Tips nudged, otherwise a very clean and tight copy. DJ very slightly chipped at spine, a small tear to tail edge and two minuscule coffee stains to rear cover, otherwise very crisp and bright.
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