Cosmos and culture : cultural evolution in a cosmic context / edited by Steven J. Dick and Mark L. Lupisella.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dick, Steven J., editor.

Lupisella, Mark L., editor.

Series:

NASA SP (Series) ; 4802.

NASA SP ; 4802

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmology--History.

Cosmology.

Astronomy--History.

Astronomy.

Culture--Origin.

Culture.

Social evolution.

Human evolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (514 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : [US National Aeronautics and Space Admin], 2009.

Summary:

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price During the last 50 years, coincident with the Space Age, cosmic evolution has been recognized as the master narrative of the universe, history writ large. Cosmic evolution includes physical, biological, and cultural evolution, and of these the latter is by far the most rapid. In this volume, authors with diverse backgrounds in science, history, anthropology, and more, consider culture in the context of the cosmos. How does our knowledge of cosmic evolution affect terrestrial culture? Conversely, how does our knowledge of cultural evolution affect our thinking about possible cultures in the cosmos? Are life, mind, and culture of fundamental significance to the grand story of the cosmos that has generated its own self-understanding through science, rational reasoning, and mathematics? Might this lead to cultural evolution on a large enough scale to allow the universe to both create and steer itself toward its own destiny? Related products: NASA's First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives; NASA 50 Anniversary Proceedings can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01336-1 Bringing the Future Within Reach: Celebrating 75 Years of the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center, 1941-2016 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01377-9 Other products produced by National Aerounautics and Space Administration (NASA) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/550

Contents:

Intro

Introduction

Part 1 The Cosmic Context

Chapter 1

Chapter 2 *

Part 2 Cultural Evolution

Chapter 3

Chapter 4 *

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Part 3 Cosmos and Culture

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14 *

Chapter 15

Contributors

The NASA History Series

References

Chapter 1 References

Chapter 3 References

Chapter 6 References

Chapter 7 References

Chapter 8 References

Chapter 11 References

Chapter 12 References

Chapter 14 References

Endnotes

Introduction Endnotes

Chapter 2 Endnotes

Chapter 4 Endnotes

Chapter 5 Endnotes

Chapter 8 Endnotes

Chapter 9 Endnotes

Chapter 10 Endnotes

Chapter 12 Endnotes

Chapter 13 Endnotes

Chapter 15 Endnotes

Footnotes

Chapter 2 Footnote

Chapter 4 Footnote

Chapter 14 Footnote.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-16-089741-6

OCLC:

987091200