Three big bangs : matter-energy, life, mind / Holmes Rolston III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rolston, Holmes, 1932-2025.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rational explanations of the universe leave the spiritually curious cold, and religion-based theories tend to devalue the findings of science. By dividing the creation of matter, energy, life, and mind into three big bangs, Holmes Rolston III strikes a middle path between these two camps. He divines a history of the universe that respects both scientific discovery and the potential presence of an underlying intelligence.In Rolston's first bang, matter-energy appears, initially in simpler forms but with a remarkable capacity for generating heavier elements. The size and expansion

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Chapter 1. The Primordial Big Bang; Explosive Startup and Ongoing Expansion; A Singular Universe: Unfolding Order; Logical Explosion: A Theory of Everything?; A Biogenic/Anthropic Universe; Cosmic Results: Predictable and Surprising; Chapter 2. Life: Earth's Big Bang; Proactive Genetic Information and Order; Explosions: Combinatorial and Evolutionary; Biodiversity and Biocomplexity; Expanding Neuro-sentience: Felt Experience; Escalating Co-option: Serendipity; Evolutionary Headings: Surprising or Inevitable?; Chapter 3. Mind: The Human Big Bang

Theory of Mind: The Human SingularityHyperimmense Brain: Neural Explosion; Ideational Uniqueness: Cultural Explosion; Symbolic Explosion: Human Language; Mind: Predictable or Surprising?; Spirited Persons: The Ultimate Marvel; Presence with Presence; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612872440

9781282872448

1282872443

9780231526845

0231526849

OCLC:

826476468