10%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Religion and Science
Bertrand Russell
€ 20.99
€ 18.88
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Religion and Science
Paperback. A study of the conflicts between science and traditional religion during the last four centuries. This text examines accounts in which scientific advances clashed with Christian doctrine of the day, and points to the constant upheaval and re-evaluation of our systems of belief throughout history. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3J; HPC; HRAB; HRCM; JFCX; P. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212.
In this timely work, Russell, philosopher, agnostic, mathematician, and renowned peace advocate, offers a brief yet insightful study of the conflicts between science and traditional religion during the last four centuries. Examining accounts in which scientific advances clashed with Christian doctrine or biblical interpretations of the day, from Galileo and the Copernican Revolution, to the medical breakthroughs of anesthesia and inoculation, Russell points to the constant upheaval and re-evaluation of our systems of belief throughout history. In turn, he identifies where similar debates between modern science and the Church still exist today. Michael Ruse's new introduction brings these conflicts between ... Read more
In this timely work, Russell, philosopher, agnostic, mathematician, and renowned peace advocate, offers a brief yet insightful study of the conflicts between science and traditional religion during the last four centuries. Examining accounts in which scientific advances clashed with Christian doctrine or biblical interpretations of the day, from Galileo and the Copernican Revolution, to the medical breakthroughs of anesthesia and inoculation, Russell points to the constant upheaval and re-evaluation of our systems of belief throughout history. In turn, he identifies where similar debates between modern science and the Church still exist today. Michael Ruse's new introduction brings these conflicts between ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Weight
212g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195115512
SKU
V9780195115512
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-15
About Bertrand Russell
About the Author: The late Bertrand Russell, English philosopher and mathematician, was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge University, where he taught for many years. He also lectured widely in the United States. Winner of the 1950 Nobel Prize for Literature, he is the author of many books including the influential Principia Mathematica, with Alfred North Whitehead, and The ... Read more
Reviews for Religion and Science
Praise for earlier editions: "Mr. Russell succeeds in investing the subject with a fresh interest....Even on the points on which one disagrees
and in a book of this type there will necessarily be many
the discussion is always acute and illuminating. Mr. Russell has endeavored to state opposing points of view with fairness."
Henry Hazlitt, The New York Times
and in a book of this type there will necessarily be many
the discussion is always acute and illuminating. Mr. Russell has endeavored to state opposing points of view with fairness."
Henry Hazlitt, The New York Times