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Living within limits : a scientific search for truth / Kenneth M. Merz, Sr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Merz, Kenneth M., 1922-2007.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Truth.
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Algora Pub., c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The author, a research scientist, explores without jargon or mathematics the scientific search for truth, the nature of life and the future of man. Explaining and appreciating the scientific method and major scientific challenges such as measuring the known universe, the theoretical and experimental underpinnings for theories of evolution, and the unraveling of DNA, he discusses the difference between knowledge and belief. As the only conscious, rational beings on earth, he concludes that humans must take responsibility for our role overseeing the living kingdom on our planet.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Limits
- pt. 2. Aspects of physical reality
- pt. 3. Aspects of biological reality.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786611793739
- 1-281-79373-6
- 0-87586-587-9
- OCLC:
- 476192309
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