An award-winning astronomer and physicist’s spellbinding and
urgent call for a new Enlightenment and the recognition of the
preciousness of life using reason and curiosity—the foundations
of science—to study, nurture, and ultimately preserve humanity as
we face the existential crisis of climate change. Since Copernicus,
humanity has increasingly seen itself as adrift, an insignificant
speck within a large, cold universe. Brazilian physicist,
astronomer, and winner of the 2019 Templeton Prize Marcelo Gleiser
argues that it is because we have lost the spark of the
Enlightenment that has guided human development over the past
several centuries. While some scientific efforts have been made to
overcome this increasingly bleak perspective—the ongoing search
for life on other planets, the recent idea of the multiverse—they
have not been enough to overcome the core problem: we’ve lost our
moral mission and compassionate focus in our scientific endeavors.
Gleiser argues that we’re using the wrong paradigm to relate to
the universe and our position in it. In this deeply researched and
beautifully rendered book, he calls for us to embrace a new
life-centric perspective, one which recognizes just how rare and
precious life is and why it should be our mission to preserve and
nurture it. The Dawn of a Mindful Universe addresses the current
environmental and scientific impasses and how the scientific
community can find solutions to them. Gleiser’s paradigm rethinks
the ideals of the Enlightenment, and proposes a new direction for
humanity, one driven by human reason and curiosity whose purpose is
to save civilization itself. Within this model, we can once again
see ourselves as the center of the universe—the place where life
becomes conscious—and regain a clear moral compass which can be
used to guide both science and the politics around it.
General
| Imprint: |
HarperOne
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| Authors: |
Marcelo Gleiser
|
| Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-305687-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-06-305687-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780063056879 |
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