The Wisdom of Ancient Cosmology: Contemporary Science in Light of Tradition
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Book
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ISBN 10
0962998478
ISBN 13
9780962998478
Category
Metaphysics
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Publication Year
2009
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Pages
256
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"In the present crisis, in which Christian thought is split between an impossible fideism and its confinement to moral problems, Wolfgang Smith's book discloses a liberating perspective which, in the name of science itself, restores faith to its entire truth. It would be hard to exaggerate the importance of such a work." Jean Borella, from the foreword
"This ground-breaking work is one of the most salient and challenging books to have appeared in our times on the meaning of traditional cosmologies and the critique of prevalent philosophical interpretations of modern science on the basis of traditional metaphysical and theological teachings." Seyyed Hossein Nasr
About the Author
Wolfgang Smith is well known in traditionalist circles through his earlier books, Cosmos and Transcendence, Teilhardism and the New Religion, and The Quantum Enigma, as well as through numerous articles. As a scientist attracted since his early years by the great metaphysical schools, his writings represent a unique encounter between contemporary science and metaphysical tradition. Smith graduated from Cornell University at the age of eighteen with majors in physics, philosophy and mathematics, and received an MS from Purdue University in theoretical physics. He was subsequently employed as an aerodynamicist at Bell Aircraft Corporation, where he distinguished himself by laying the theoretical foundation for the solution to the re-entry problem. After receiving a PhD in mathematics from Columbia University, he held faculty positions at MIT, UCLA, and Oregon State University. Professor Smith retired from academic life in 1992 to devote himself full-time to his literary pursuits.
Taken from the back cover.
"This ground-breaking work is one of the most salient and challenging books to have appeared in our times on the meaning of traditional cosmologies and the critique of prevalent philosophical interpretations of modern science on the basis of traditional metaphysical and theological teachings." Seyyed Hossein Nasr
About the Author
Wolfgang Smith is well known in traditionalist circles through his earlier books, Cosmos and Transcendence, Teilhardism and the New Religion, and The Quantum Enigma, as well as through numerous articles. As a scientist attracted since his early years by the great metaphysical schools, his writings represent a unique encounter between contemporary science and metaphysical tradition. Smith graduated from Cornell University at the age of eighteen with majors in physics, philosophy and mathematics, and received an MS from Purdue University in theoretical physics. He was subsequently employed as an aerodynamicist at Bell Aircraft Corporation, where he distinguished himself by laying the theoretical foundation for the solution to the re-entry problem. After receiving a PhD in mathematics from Columbia University, he held faculty positions at MIT, UCLA, and Oregon State University. Professor Smith retired from academic life in 1992 to devote himself full-time to his literary pursuits.
Taken from the back cover.
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