The Wisdom of Science

Its Relevance to Culture and Religion

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We live in a culture which, while largely dependent on science for its material welfare, is largely ignorant of the new ideas and perspectives on which science is based. This book examines the true significance of science and technology for society over the last three hundred years.

Professor Hanbury Brown''s insight and experience have resulted in a novel approach to the discussion of the cultural role of science. After reviewing the history of how science grew to be both useful to, and feared by society, the book traces the same period in the context of new ideas and concepts in scientific research. Later chapters deal with society''s current view of science and the need for attitudes to be changed, and then a discussion of the religious dimension of science.

This book aims to clear away some of the popular misconceptions about science and to put in their place a wider and deeper understanding of the nature of science and its value to society.

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' Lucidly and wittily written - a style reminiscent of Bertrand Russell ... thoughtful, intelligent and important contribution to the literature ... powerful and thought-provoking book ... so clearly written that anyone can read and enjoy it.' New Scientist

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Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Changing the World
Early attitudes to Science	p. 1
A new Vision -- Science as the Key to Progress	p. 4
New Tools and Methods for Science	p. 11
Science forms a Community	p. 14
Early Science as seen by the Public	p. 17
Early attempts to make use of Science	p. 19
Science meets Industry and is seen to be useful	p. 21
Knowledge meets Power -- the first science-based industries	p. 27
Science becomes a Profession	p. 31
Science grows fast	p. 32
Science finds Patrons in Industry	p. 35
Science finds Patrons in Government	p. 38
Science is identified with its Applications	p. 40
Interpreting the World
The Medieval Model of the World	p. 42
The Medieval Model is destroyed -- the Copernican revolution	p. 45
Newton makes a new Model of the World	p. 47
The Mechanical Philosophy -- the Cartesian revolution	p. 50
The Idea that Matter is made up of Atoms	p. 54
The Idea that Living Matter is made up of Cells	p. 58
Understanding Heat and Energy	p. 59
The Idea of the Aether -- the Mechanical Philosophy fails	p. 61
The Idea of Evolution -- the Darwinian revolution	p. 63
Fin du Siecle	p. 65
Science in the 20th century -- exploring the very large and very small	p. 66
Exploring the very small -- the realm of the atom	p. 68
The Ideas of the Quantum Theory -- a revolution in scientific thought	p. 74
The Idea of Complementarity -- the observer enters the picture	p. 75
Chance replaces Certainty	p. 79
A Failure of Reductionism -- some things cannot be taken to pieces	p. 83
Exploring the very large -- a new understanding of Space and Time	p. 86
Exploring the very large -- the realm of the Galaxies	p. 91
In the Beginning	p. 92
The Cultural Dimension of Science
Our Image of Science	p. 101
Making better practical use of Science	p. 108
Why support Basic Research?	p. 110
How shall we choose what Basic Research to do?	p. 115
Learning about Science	p. 119
The Cultural Function of Science	p. 122
The Perspectives of Science	p. 125
Science and Values	p. 131
Beyond the Mechanical Philosophy	p. 135
Living with Uncertainty	p. 138
Science as Metaphor	p. 139
The Pursuit of Wisdom	p. 142
The Religious Dimension of Science
The Divorce of Science and Religion	p. 145
The need to reconcile Science and Religion	p. 149
The Nature and Function of Science and Religion	p. 153
Scientific Knowledge and Divine Revelation	p. 155
Religious Belief and Obsolete Science	p. 164
Religious Belief and Contemporary Science	p. 169
The Enlightenment of Belief	p. 174
Selected Bibliography	p. 186
Index	p. 190
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