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The Science Delusion
Freeing the Spirit of Enquiry (NEW EDITION)
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This thought-provoking work is well suited to readers interested in philosophy of science, critical thinking, and those open to re-examining scientific dogmas. It appeals to academics, scientists, and inquisitive members of the public who question conventional materialist science and seek a broader perspective on consciousness and reality.
The scientific counter argument to Richard Dawkin's The God Delusion
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The Science Delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality. The fundamental questions are answered, leaving only the details to be filled in. In this book (published in the US as Science Set Free), Dr Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's most innovative scientists, shows that science is being constricted by assumptions that have hardened into dogmas. The 'scientific worldview' has become a belief system. All reality is material or physical. The world is a machine, made up of dead matter. Nature is purposeless. Consciousness is nothing but the physical activity of the brain. Free will is an illusion. God exists only as an idea in human minds, imprisoned within our skulls.
Sheldrake examines these dogmas scientifically, and shows persuasively that science would be better off without them: freer, more interesting, and more fun.
In The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins used science to bash God, but here Rupert Sheldrake shows that Dawkins' understanding of what science can do is old-fashioned and itself a delusion.
'Rupert Sheldrake does science, humanity and the world at large a considerable favour.'
The Independent
'Certainly we need to accept the limitations of much current dogma and keep our minds open as we reasonably can. Sheldrake may help us do so through this well-written, challenging and always interesting book.'
Financial Times
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'Sheldrake powerfully reminds us that science must be pursued with an open mind,' says Robert Jackson, former UK Minister for Science. Dr James Le Fanu praises it as a 'terrific, engrossing book' revealing a profoundly intriguing world. The Times notes Sheldrake's freeing of the spirit of enquiry. James le Fanu in The Spectator describes it as a 'serious mind-expanding book' employing a Socratic method to challenge orthodox beliefs.
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ISBN: 9781529393224
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 June 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Yellow Kite
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 310g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Dr Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of more than 80 technical papers and 10 books, including A New Science of Life. He was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, where he was Director of Studies in cell biology, and was also a Research Fellow of the Royal Society. From 2005-2010 he was the Director of the Perrott-Warrick Project for research on unexplained human abilities, funded from Trinity College, Cambridge. He is currently a Fellow of the Institute of Noetic Sciences in California, and a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Institute in Connecticut. He is married, has two sons and lives in London. Follow Rupert on Twitter @RupertSheldrake. His web site is www.sheldrake.org
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