David L. Gosling

Science and the Indian Tradition (eBook, ePUB)

When Einstein Met Tagore

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Charting an important process in modern Indian history, this book gives an in-depth assessment of the introduction of Westen science into India.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134143320
• Artikelnr.: 38257291

Autorenporträt

Dr David L. Gosling is the principal of Edwardes College, Peshawar University, Pakistan, and also teaches ecology in the University of Cambridge, where he was the first Spalding Fellow at Clare Hall. He has been the Director of Church and Society of the World Council of Churches, and is the author of Religion and Ecology in India and Southeast Asia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Science in India's Intellectual Renaissance 3. Tradition
Redefined 4. Worldviews in Encounter 5. Relativity and Beyond 6. Indian
Science Comes of Age 7. An Investigation into the Beliefs of Indian
Scientists 8. How Clear Reason's Stream? 9. Looking to the Future. Appendix
A: The Nature of Reality. Appendix B: Investigation Questionnaire