Science in the Soul: Selected Writings of a Passionate Rationalist
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (646 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01N1HTXTG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 257 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Science in the Soul is packed with Dr. No living scientist is more deserving of such recognition than Richard Dawkins, whose every book reflects his literary genius and scientific substance. Dennett, author of From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds “I thank Thor and Zeus that in their infinite wisdom they chose to make the great wordsmith of our age a great rationalist, and vice versa.”—Matt Ridley, author of The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge “In this golden age of enlightened science writing, it is stunning that no scientist h
Science in the Soul brings together forty-two essays, polemics, and paeans—all written with Dawkins’s characteristic erudition, remorseless wit, and unjaded awe of the natural world. It is time literature’s highest award be granted to a scientist whose writings have changed not just science but society. Dawkins’s philosophy, humor, anger, and quiet wisdom, leading the reader gently but firmly to inevitable conclusions that edify and educate.”—James Randi, author of The Faith Healers. And in the essays themselves, newly annotated by the author, he investigates a number of issues, including the importance of empirical evidence, and decries bad science, religion in the schools, and climate-change deniers. Dawkins has equal ardor for “the sacred truth of nature” and renders here with typical virtuosity the glories and complexities of the natural world. In a passionate introduction, Dawkins calls on us to insist that reason take center stage and that gut feelings, even when they don’t represent the stirred dark waters of xenophobia, misogyny,
He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Royal Society of Literature Award, the Michael Faraday Prize of the Royal Society, the Kistler Prize, the Shakespeare Prize, the Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science, the Galaxy British Book Awards Author of the Year Award, and, most valuable of all, the International Cosmos Prize of Japan. Richard Dawkins is a fellow of the Royal Society and was the inaugural holder of the Charles Simonyi Chair of Public Unders
Two kids mom said Like Michelangelo’s sketches,enjoy the essays for themselves and for the collective insight provided into the mind of Dawkins.. If you have never read a book by Dawkins and are thinking about starting this book please stop and reconsider. Start with the God Delusion ( the impact of religion on society), The Selfish Gene (for evolution focus) or Unweaving the Rainbow (the relationship between science, art and philosophy). Read a few of these finished masterpieces, then come back for this book.I once went to an exhibit of Michelangelo's sketches, they were small glimpses into the masterpieces he created. I particularly remember one of a torso, with a h. Excellent collection of short pieces by a master Phelps Gates Another book by Richard Dawkins is always cause for rejoicing, and this is a good one. As another reviewer has suggested, this is perhaps not the best place to start reading Dawkins if you haven't read his previous books; on the other hand, this could be an easy introduction to his work. There are more than 40 short pieces here. Some are appearing for the first time in print, while others had appeared in some obscure place that you probably haven't seen. A couple of these are quite meaty, especially a discussion of kin selec. Richard Dawkins great new book First, I am a big fan of Richard Dawkins and have read two of his other books and some of his other writings so my bias towards Dawkins may be obvious. He is a brilliant evolutionary biologist and ethologist and does not back down from the fact that science is the key to understanding our past, our present and our future. He dismisses religion (those who think religion trumps science will be confronted hard by Dawkins' works and his reason and logic are tough to beat on this and other issues. This is a great read and even fo