Bibliograph

Searching for stars on an island in Maine, Alan Lightman

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Label

Searching for stars on an island in Maine, Alan Lightman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Searching for stars on an island in Maine

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1029073898

Responsibility statement

Alan Lightman

Summary

A meditation on religion and science that explores the tension between our yearning for permanence and certainty, and the modern scientific discoveries that demonstrate the impermanent and uncertain nature of the world

Table Of Contents

Cave -- Longing for absolutes in a relative world -- Material -- Hummingbird -- Stars -- Atoms -- Ants -- Monk -- Truth -- Transcendence -- Laws -- Doctrine -- Motion -- Centeredness -- Death -- Certainty -- Orgins -- Ants (2) -- Multiverse -- Humans

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