Описание: Brian Boyd explains why we tell stories and how our minds are shaped to understand them. After considering art as adaptation, Boyd examines Homer`s Odyssey and Dr. Seuss`s Horton Hears a Who! demonstrating how an evolutionary lens can offer new understanding and appreciation of specific works.
Описание: Introduction by Geordie Greig, Editor, The Mail on Sunday. A tribute to mark a record-breaking 63 years on the throne. When she was just 21 the then Princess Elizabeth made the people of the Commonwealth of Nations a solemn promise. ГЇВїВЅI declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.ГЇВїВЅ None who heard her words could have known she would go on to become the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Yet on September 9, 2015 that is her momentous achievement. Here The Mail on Sunday tells the story of some of her happiest and most glorious moments. We recount, too, the sadnesses she has borne, both in her family life and in the life of the country she rules. Both are the core of our nationhood; they are our islandГЇВїВЅs history. Long to reign over us indeed.
Religion in Science Fiction investigates the history of the representations of religion in science fiction literature. Space travel, futuristic societies, and non-human cultures are traditional themes in science fiction. Speculating on the societal impacts of as-yet-undiscovered technologies is, after all, one of the distinguishing characteristics of science fiction literature. A more surprising theme may be a parallel exploration of religion: its institutional nature, social functions, and the tensions between religious and scientific worldviews.
Steven Hrotic investigates the representations of religion in 19th century proto-science fiction, and genre science fiction from the 1920s through the end of the century. Taken together, he argues that these stories tell an overarching story-a 'metanarrative'-of an evolving respect for religion, paralleling a decline in the belief that science will lead us to an ideal (and religion-free) future.
Science fiction's metanarrative represents more than simply a shift in popular perceptions of religion: it also serves as a model for cognitive anthropology, providing new insights into how groups and identities form in a globalized world, and into how crucial a role narratives may play. Ironically, this same perspective suggests that science fiction, as it was in the 20th century, may no longer exist.
Автор: Abberley Название: English Fiction and the Evolution of Language, 1850–1914 ISBN: 1107101166 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107101166 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 14256.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Will Abberley explores how Victorian fiction and science imagined the evolution of language, providing a new, historical angle on current debates about language evolution and the language of science. Abberley offers fresh perspectives on authors including Thomas Hardy and H. G. Wells, and genres including utopian, historical and science fiction.
Описание: Evolution, Chance, and God looks at the relationship between religion and evolution from a philosophical perspective. This relationship is fascinating, complex and often very controversial, involving myriad issues that are difficult to keep separate from each other. Evolution, Chance, and God introduces the reader to the main themes of this debate and to the theory of evolution, while arguing for a particular viewpoint, namely that evolution and religion are compatible, and that, contrary to the views of some influential thinkers, there is no chance operating in the theory of evolution, a conclusion that has great significance for teleology.
One of the main aims of this book is not simply to critique one influential contemporary view that evolution and religion are incompatible, but to explore specificways of how we might understand their compatibility, as well as the implications of evolution for religious belief. This involves an exploration of how and why God might have created by means of evolution, and what the consequences in particular are for the status of human beings in creation, and for issues such as free will, the objectivity of morality, and the problem of evil. By probing how the theory of evolution and religion could be reconciled, Sweetman says that we can address more deeply key foundational questions concerning chance, design, suffering and morality, and God's way of acting in and through creation.
Автор: Thompson Robert Laing and Daniel Название: The Evolution of Science and Religion ISBN: 1545648816 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781545648810 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2688.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Scientists know history and scientific facts. Religious people know history and spiritual experiences. Both are right. Many scientists reject God and in their failure to be able to explain evolution from its beginning, have theorized many unproven scientific theories. Most religionists reject evolution and refute God's use of mutations and survival of the fittest to adapt to ever-changing environments. Both are wrong. This book is an effort to expose the truth and bring scientists and religionists together as loving brothers and sisters, as God intended when He created the material universe. "I am a research technician in Texas. I am amazed at the website and am very intrigued by the works of Mr. Bob Laing. I recently graduated from Rice University with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Love to learn more about the research of Mr. Laing." Ariel V. Nixon, Houston, TX "I admire you for all the synthetic thought you have and the perseverance of every single detail. I know you searched the whole matter deeply and exhaustively. I haven't heard from you and I missed your words and ideas.Always thank you for the new door that you opened to my mind and I read and reread your mails to load my mental batteries." Yiannis, Hellas-Greece "I am an engineer/physics tutor with a strong belief in the bible's accuracy as well as a fairly analytical type. Some time ago I read your article among quite a few others. Your reasoning seems excellent regarding dust slowing light down more & more as the universe has become dustier. Robert McGowan (BE Mech. Canter-bury University 1977) "On the road to meet Jesus and I came upon your sight. You seem like an interesting person and I was impressed with your vast writing." Dan Thompson, Aurora, IL
Автор: Abberley Will Название: English Fiction and the Evolution of Language, 1850-1914 ISBN: 1107498481 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107498488 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Will Abberley explores how Victorian fiction and science imagined the evolution of language, providing a new, historical angle on current debates about language evolution and the language of science. Abberley offers fresh perspectives on authors including Thomas Hardy and H. G. Wells, and genres including utopian, historical and science fiction.
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