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100 1 _aMout, M. E. H. Nicolette.
_eeditor.
245 1 0 _aTruth in Science, the Humanities and Religion~
_h[electronic resource] /
_cedited by M. E. H. Nicolette Mout, Werner Stauffacher.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2010.
300 _aApprox. 200 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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505 0 _aFrom the contents Foreword -- Opening Session. Session I Philosophy. Panel Discussion -- Session II Mathematics - Physics And Cosmology. Panel And General Discussion. Panel And General Discussion -- Session III Biological Sciences – Biodiversity – Sustainability. Panel And General Discussion -- Session IV History – Social Sciences. Panel Discussion. Panel And General Discussion -- Session V Theology – Religion. Panel And General Discussion -- Session VI Conclusion -- Concluding Remarks. Bibliography. Name Index. Chairmen, Speakers, Invited Discussants. Appendix. The International Balzan Foundation.
520 _aThe question of the meaning of "truth" is central to many areas of contemporary debate, whether between those subscribing to a post-Enlightenment view of the world and those who seek fundamental truth in religious texts, or between those maintaining that there are absolute truths and those believing facts to be social constructs. For some, the ultimate truth is revealed through religious faith and textual authority. Can this view be reconciled with an evidence-based, materialist, post-Enlightenment perspective of the truth as embraced by the natural sciences? If religion holds the key to the truth, which religion and which truths? What is the attitude of the humanities to the meaning of truth? Truth in the sciences and the humanities as well as in religion and theology is the central theme of this book based on the proceedings of a conference organized by the International Balzan Foundation. It contains the speakers’ lectures, the corresponding reactions of the invited panel members as well as the general discussions. The reader can familiarize himself with views ranging from philosophy to religion, from mathematics, physics and cosmology to biological sciences, history, sociology and economics. The exceptional wide scope of the book, comprising arguments about truth in the sciences, the humanities as well as religion and theology together with the discussions between representatives of all these different fields, means that it is of interest to a professional as well as a general readership.
650 0 _aPhilosophy (General).
650 0 _aGenetic epistemology.
650 0 _aPhilosophy.
650 0 _aScience
_xPhilosophy.
650 0 _aHumanities.
650 1 4 _aPhilosophy.
650 2 4 _aPhilosophy of Science.
650 2 4 _aHumanities, general.
650 2 4 _aPhilosophy of Religion.
650 2 4 _aEpistemology.
650 2 4 _aInterdisciplinary Studies.
700 1 _aStauffacher, Werner.
_eeditor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9896-3
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