Man and Materialism

ISBN-13: 9781032191447 / Miękka / 2023 / 174 str.

Fred Hoyle

Opis

Originally published in 1957, this book offers a challenging intellectual experience to the reader who wishes to understand the broad historical trends that determine the future of humanity on this planet.

Spis treści

1. The Tangled Skein 2. The Tangible Aspects of Communism 3. The Intangible Aspects 4. The Historical Record 5. The Significance of Industrialism 6. The Thing 7. A Biological Paradox Resolved 8. What is the Mind? 9. The Relationship of Individual and Community 10. The Evolution of Humanity 11. Crisis in the Modern World: The First Problem 12. Population: The Second Problem 13. Fossilization: The Third Problem 14. The Religious Impulse in Man.

O autorze

Fred Hoyle was one of the 20th Century's great scientific thinkers. He was Plumian Professor at Cambridge 1957 – 1972 and founder director of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in Cambridge 1967-1972.