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Holy Sci-Fi!: Where Science Fiction and Religion Intersect (Science and Fiction)
Paul J. Nahin
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Description for Holy Sci-Fi!: Where Science Fiction and Religion Intersect (Science and Fiction)
Paperback. In Holy Sci-Fi!, popular writer Paul Nahin explores the fertile and sometimes uneasy relationship between science fiction and religion. It draws connections between science fact, science fiction, philosophy and theological debate over the past five centuries. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 354.
Can a computer have a soul? Are religion and science mutually exclusive? Is there really such a thing as free will? If you could time travel to visit Jesus, would you (and should you)? For hundreds of years, philosophers, scientists and science fiction writers have pondered these questions and many more.
In Holy Sci-Fi!, popular writer Paul Nahin explores the fertile and sometimes uneasy relationship between science fiction and religion. With a scope spanning the history of religion, philosophy and literature, Nahin follows religious themes in science fiction from Feynman to Foucault and from Asimov to Aristotle.
An intriguing journey through popular ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Science and Fiction
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493906178
SKU
V9781493906178
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About Paul J. Nahin
Paul Nahin was born in California, and did all of his schooling there (Brea-Olinda High 1958, Stanford BS 1962, Caltech MS 1963 and - as a Howard Hughes Staff Doctoral Fellow - UC/Irvine PhD 1972, with all degrees in electrical engineering). He has taught at Harvey Mudd College, the Naval Postgraduate School and the Universities of New Hampshire (where he is ... Read more
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