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100 1 $aEdmunds, Francis.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88634491
245 10 $aQuest for meaning /$cL. Francis Edmunds.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bContinuum,$c1997.
300 $a372 pages :$bportrait ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [370]-372).
520 $aIn his selective survey of the history and development of science, L. Francis Edmunds illustrates how the quest for meaning of Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Harvey, Darwin, Einstein and others led to discoveries which now shape our existence and dominate our consciousness. While scientific advancements afforded humanity the ability to control and manipulate outer nature, it greatly diminished our inner perspicacity, moral integrity, and transformed our world view.
520 8 $aEdmunds also reveals how the scientific quests of Chardin, Goethe, and Steiner have introduced innovative concepts which lead us towards a new spiritual understanding of knowledge.
650 0 $aAnthroposophy.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005595
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