The Soul of Science: 500 Years of Interaction Between Science, Faith, and Philosophy

Author: (USA) Lancy Pears and others
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Most people believe that science is objectively seeking truth, while religion is subjectively experiencing goodness; the field of scientific research is to spread knowledge, whereas the scope of religion is personal feelings. However, in the academic field of philosophy of science, this positivist stance has been abandoned by most scholars, and this fact is not well-known to the general readership. This book provides a detailed exploration of the beliefs and philosophical stances of many scientists, not only not hindering the development of science but also serving as fertile ground for modern science. In the volume A New History of Science, the authors elaborate on how the concept of "war between religion and science" is a modern misconception and how the philosophy of science has evolved from positivism to a stance of changing first principles. The volume A Scientific Revolution describes the interrelationship between ancient Greek philosophy and Christian faith. The volume The Revival and Decline of Mathematics discusses how the understanding of God's creation influenced the development of astronomical mathematics and the formation of non-Euclidean geometry. In the last volume A Second Scientific Revolution, the authors continue to trace the intellectual journey of the scientific revolution in physics, from the dynamic universe to the mysteries of relativity and quantum mechanics, ultimately extending to the genetic revolution of the 21st century.