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The turbulent universe / Paul Kurtz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kurtz, Paul, 1925-2012.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Secular humanism.
- Physical Description:
- 259 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books, 2013.
- Summary:
- Citing the emergence of a new planetary civilization, Kurtz proposes the development of planetary ethics based on universal human rights, free scientific inquiry unfettered by dogma, an attitude of exuberance toward human potentials, and determination in the face of daunting challenges.
- Contents:
- Overture
- Metanature
- Contingency and chance in the biosphere
- Adaptation and evolution
- Intermezzo
- The physical universe
- The effervescence of emergents
- Individual entities and their histories
- Contingency and conflict in human affairs
- Moral choices in a random universe
- Order and harmony in the universe
- Grand finale.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781616147358
- 1616147350
- OCLC:
- 818738048
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