Science and the Indian Tradition: When Einstein Met Tagore

Author:   David L. Gosling (University of Cambridge, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415481342


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   31 August 2008
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David L. Gosling (University of Cambridge, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.020kg
ISBN:  

9780415481342


ISBN 10:   0415481341
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   31 August 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Science in India’s Intellectual Renaissance 3. Tradition Redefined 4. Worldviews in Encounter 5. Relativity and Beyond 6. Indian Science Comes of Age 7. An Investigation into the Beliefs of Indian Scientists 8. How Clear Reason’s Stream? 9. Looking to the Future. Appendix A: The Nature of Reality. Appendix B: Investigation Questionnaire

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... splendid new book. It is very exciting and contains much more than the exchange between Einstein and Tagore...It really is a very great achievement . John Bowker, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Cambridge.


... splendid new book. It is very exciting and contains much more than the exchange between Einstein and Tagore....It really is a very great achievement - John Bowker, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Cambridge. 'Be prepared for substantial chapters on a number of intertwined topics, but be prepared also to enjoy this most instructive account of a complex encounter between civilisations and thought-worlds. Somehow Gosling also manages to tell us where physics in general has got to, in a manner which seems rather understandable to the non-expert in that field.'- Marburg Review 'This is a book that is important both for the solid information it offers and for the way it discusses the issues involved with fairness and a rational mind. There is much that is pure science, much more that is philosophy and an understream of religiosity and mysticism' - G. Gispert-Sauch, Journal of Theological Reflection, July 2008 'The book is indispensable for those who are interested to learn about the effects of Western Science on the Indian subcontinent and in the interactions between Western and Indo-Pak tradtitions of intellectual thought...A conversation between Rabindranath tagore and Alvert Einstein is also one of the merits of the book which, undoubtedly, makes it an essential and thoroughly entertaining read' - The Frontier Post, September 2008 'Students and scholars can draw much inspiration from this storehouse of interdisciplinary data and ideas. It is a most useful volume for all library collections and specialised courses on science and religion.' - Ursula King, Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Bristol and School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 2009


... splendid new book. It is very exciting and contains much more than the exchange between Einstein and Tagore....It really is a very great achievement . John Bowker, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Cambridge.


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Dr David L. Gosling is the principal of Edwardes College, Peshawar University, Pakistan, and also teaches ecology in the University of Cambridge, where he was the first Spalding Fellow at Clare Hall. He has been the Director of Church and Society of the World Council of Churches, and is the author of Religion and Ecology in India and Southeast Asia.

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