Man in Search of Himself (Paperback)

Man, it will be objected, is a living being, and therefore belongs in the first place to the domain of the biologist; but he is also a thinking being, and therefore belongs to the psychologist; in his evolutionary setting, he is the concern of the palaeontologist; but he is also a being capable of philosophizing, capable of artistic and religious feelings, and so comes within the province of the philosopher, the artist, and the theologian. But what on earth is a physicist doing in this company? What does he know about man, since man is not his special field of research? If I must make my apologies for daring to come out of the cave in which I seemed to be confined - my professional pigeon-hole, so to speak - I am more than willing to do so. This book, I admit, is the exact opposite of a specialist work. I admit moreover - even if I am to be condemned on this count - that I am particularly glad my work is not like that of a specialist. Jean Emile Charon was a French nuclear physicist, author of over 20 books on physics, scientific philosophy, and computer science.

General

Imprint:	Spastic Cat Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	April 2012
Authors:	Jean Charon
Translators:	J.E Anderson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	185
ISBN-13:	978-1-61203-984-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
LSN:	1-61203-984-7
Barcode:	9781612039848

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