E Brian Davies

Why Beliefs Matter

Reflections on the Nature of Science

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Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses deep problems about our place in the world with a minimum of jargon. It argues that 'absolutist' ideas dating back to Plato continue to mislead generations of mathematicians, physicists and theologians, and reveals the underlying reasons for the current conflicts between science and religion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 585g
• ISBN-13: 9780199586202
• ISBN-10: 0199586209
• Artikelnr.: 35940540

Autorenporträt

Educated at the University of Oxford, E. Brian Davies is Professor of Mathematics at King's College, London and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He developed the theory of open quantum systems, writing a monograph on the subject which became the standard text. He has published almost 300 articles and four books on subjects ranging from quantum theory to pure mathematics, and is currently working in both computational analysis and the philosophy of science. He has held visiting positions at a number of leading universities in Europe and the USA. He was awarded the Senior Berwick Prize by the London Mathematical Society in 1998, and was President of London Mathematical Society 2008-2009.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1: The Scientific Revolution
2: The Human Condition
3: The Nature of Mathematics
4: Sense and Nonsense
5: Science and Religion