The Biological Universe; The Twentieth Century Extra Terrestrial Life Debate, And the Limits of Science
- New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996
New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. First American Edition. Octavo. 23.5cm. Original black cloth titled in gilt to spine. Dustjacket. [xvi]; 578pp. Clean and sharp with the only significant defect being a tiny nick to the head of the spine, with a corresponding closed tear to the head of the dustjacket spine panel; internally clean. A very good copy indeed.
A fascinating and very illuminating attempt to understand the very human preoccupation with the potential existence of extra-terrestrial life, what that means to mankind's continuing philosophical attempts to understand the universe in which we exist, and the peculiar manner in which metaphysical examinations of abstract questions to one generation become the scientific exploration of later ones.
A fascinating and very illuminating attempt to understand the very human preoccupation with the potential existence of extra-terrestrial life, what that means to mankind's continuing philosophical attempts to understand the universe in which we exist, and the peculiar manner in which metaphysical examinations of abstract questions to one generation become the scientific exploration of later ones.