RECENT BOOKS
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Astrobiology and Humanism:
Conversations on Science, Philosophy and Theology
By
Julian Chela-Flores
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UKHardback ISBN-13: 978-1-5275-3436-0
ISBN-10: 1-5275-3436-7
Date of Publication: 01/08/2019
Pages / Size: 170 / A5
The book reviews the horizons and frontiers of humanism with the science of life in the universe, now generally known as “astrobiology”. Being among the most important conversations of our time, the existence of life itself raises deep questions that are meaningful to both astrobiology and humanism. Current understandable disagreements in the intercultural dialogue are discussed, which are solely due to the widespread delusion that the horizons and frontiers of science can be ignored.
Book Reviews
IN SPANISH
Roberto Aretxaga Burgos.
Octavio A. Chon Torres.
Asociacion Peruana de Astrobiologia.
IN ENGLISHPeter R. Bahn. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres https://doi.org/10.1007/s11084-019-09584-7.
Andrè Brack.
George V. Coyne.
John F. Haught.
Joseph Seckbach. Astrobiology Newsletter Vol. 12, No. 4. pp. 9-11.
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(Published September 2011),
Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology Series.
The Science of Astrobiology:
A PERSONAL VIEW ON LEARNING HOW TO READ THE BOOK OF LIFE
Excerpt from the Preliminary Preface of the Second Edition
Book ReviewsAndre Brack (2012) Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres Orig Life Evol Biosph DOI 10.1007/s11084-012-9270-9 (16 March 2012).
K. L. Schick (2012) Choice, 49 (6), February).
Radu Popa (2012) Astrobiology as a Cultural Phenomenon. A book review of "The Science of Astrobiology: A Personal View on Learning to Read the Book of Life". Astrobiology. Vol. 12, No. 10: 1015-1016.________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chela-Flores, J. (2009). A Second Genesis: Stepping stones towards the intelligibility of nature. World Scientific Publishers, Singapore, 248 pp.
Book reviews
"A Second Genesis – Stepping-stones Toward the Intelligibility of Nature"
Narendra KUMAR, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, IndiaFrançois RAULIN, LISA, CNRS et Universités Paris 12 & 7, Créteil et Paris, France
Florence RAULIN CERCEAU, Centre Koyré et Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The WSP web page for the book is available.
The Amazon webpage for the book may be consulted.
Citation in Google Books.
An erratum page will be provided with the book, but it can also be downloaded from this site. The eBook mentioned below has eliminated the previous inaccuracies.
The Preface of "A Second Genesis", its Table of Contents and Chapter 1 have been made available by WSP
WSP is in the process of issuing the eBook: A Second Genesis: Stepping stones towards the intelligibility of nature.
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