Space and Eternal Life: With an Introduction By Sir Fred Hoyle: A Dialogue Between Daisaku Ikeda and Chandra Wickramasinghe - Brossura

Wickramasinghe, Chandra

Brossura

ISBN 10: 185172060X ISBN 13: 9781851720606

Casa editrice: Pluto Press, 1997

Riassunto

An accessible introduction to the concept of culture in Gramsci focusing on the relevance of Gramsci’s approach for anthropologists

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L'autore:

Peter Messent is Reader in the Modern American Novel at the University of Nottingham and has written widely on contemporary American fiction.

Contenuti:

• Foreword by Sir Fred Hoyle •Chapter One: The Universe and Human Beings 1. Poetry and Science 2. The Big Bang theory 3. The Buddhist View of the Universe 4. A Fifth Dimension in the Universe 5. The Existence of Extraterrestrial Beings 6. The Harmony and Rhythm of the Universe 7. The Origin and Evolution of Life • Chapter Two: Science and Religion 1. Seeking a New Worldview 2. Modern Science and Christianity 3. Modern Science and Greek Philosophy 4. Science Faces a Crisis 5. Science in the East and West 6. Chinese and Indian Medicine 7. science and Buddhism: Their Common Ground 8. The Fruits of Twentieth- CenturyTechnology • Chapter Three: The Eternity of life 1. Life after Death and the Oneness of Body and Mind 2. Near-death Experiences and Conquering the Fear of Death 3. On the Concepts of Karma and Rebirth 4. Informing Patients of a Cancer diagnosis 5. Brain Death and Organ Transplantation 6.The Comatose State, Death with Dignity and Suicide 7. Artificial Insemination, In Vitro Fertilization, Fetal diagnosiis and Abortion 8. The future of Genetic Engineering • Chapter Four: Buddhist Pacifism 1. Dialogue in Accord with the Speech of the Sage - I 2. Dialogue in Accord with the Speech of the Sage - II 3. The Buddhist Mission for Peace 4. Religion for Humanity’s Sake 5. Ashoka and Sri Lanka 6. Peace of Mind 7. The Sanctity of Life 8. Buddhist View of Society 9. Shakyamuni and Mahayana Buddhism 10. Shakyamuni’s Reticence 11. Buddhism and the Arts • Chapter Five: The Creation of a Global Civilisation 1. A Historical Look at the Present 2. Nuclear Arms: Absolute Evil 3. Coexistence with the Ecosystem 4. Challenges of Dealing with AIDS 5. Youth and the State of Education 6. The Family 7. Contemporary Society and the Right way of Life 8. The Age of Democracy and Human Rights 9. The Mission of Astronomy to Develop a Collective Human Consciousness • Notes

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• Editore: Pluto Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 185172060X
• ISBN 13: 9781851720606
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256