Therefore choose life:
"'All men, everywhere, have asked the same questions: Whence we come, what kind of thing we are, and at least some intimation of what may become of us . . .' So begins Nobel Prize-winning scientist George Wald's 1970 Massey Lectures, now in print for the first time ever. Where di...
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| Summary: | "'All men, everywhere, have asked the same questions: Whence we come, what kind of thing we are, and at least some intimation of what may become of us . . .' So begins Nobel Prize-winning scientist George Wald's 1970 Massey Lectures, now in print for the first time ever. Where did we come from, who are we, and what is to become of us--these questions have never been more urgent. Then, as now, the world is facing major political and social upheaval, from overpopulation to nuclear warfare to environmental degradation and the uses and abuses of technology. Using scientific fact as metaphor, Wald meditates on our place, and role, on Earth and in the universe. He urges us to therefore choose life - to invest in our capabilities as human beings, to heed the warnings of our own self-destruction, and above all to honour our humanity."-- |
| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | xxiii, 131 Seiten 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781487003203 148700320X 9781487003388 1487003382 |
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Foreword ix
Introduction xvii
A Note from the Publisher xxiii
Chapter One: One with the Universe i
Chapter Two: The Origins of Life 15
Chapter Three: The Origins of Man 33
Chapter Four: The Origins of Death 45
Chapter Five: Answers 63
Chapter Six: A Question of Meaning 79
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