Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine

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Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine

As a physicist, Alan Lightman has always held a scientific view of the world. But one summer evening, while looking at the stars from a small boat at sea, Lightman was overcome by the overwhelming sensation that he was merging with something larger than himselfâ€”an eternal unity, something absolute and immaterial.

The result is an inspired, lyrical meditation from the acclaimed author of Einstein's Dreams that explores these seemingly contradictory impulses. Lightman draws on sources ranging from Saint Augustine's conception of absolute truth to Einstein's theory of relativity, and gives us a profound inquiry into the human desire for truth and meaning, and a journey along the different paths of religion and science that become part of that quest. This small but provocative book explores the tension between our yearning for certainty and permanence versus the modern scientific view that all things in the physical world are uncertain and impermanent.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0525432590_used
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2019-02-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780525432593

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0525432590_used
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2019-02-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780525432593

Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine

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