{"product_id":"understanding-the-present-science-and-the-soul-of-modern-man-paperback","title":"Understanding the Present: Science and the Soul of Modern Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBryan Appleyard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a brilliant and explosively controversial work, the author attacks modern science for destroying our spiritual sense of self. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What is the role of science in present-day society? Should we be as dazzled as we are by the innovations, the insights, and the miraculous improvements in material life that science has wrought? Or is there a darker, more pernicious side to our scientific success? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Renowned British science columnist Bryan Appleyard thoroughly explores each of these provocative topics in a book that has incited the ire of the scientific community. He points out that while scientists have shaped our lives and our beliefs, they have consistently failed to explain human consciousness, the soul, or the meaning of life. From Galileo to Darwin, from Copernicus to Oppenheimer, countless scientists have proclaimed a universe in which human beings are only an accidental presence. The unwitting result is that science has cast humankind adrift, paralyzing us with fear and cutting us off from personal or religious truth. In Appleyard's view, science has done us \"appalling spiritual damage.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These startling conclusions have prompted strong counterattacks from the scientific establishment. Yet regardless of where one falls in the debate, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding the Present\u003c\/i\u003e forces readers to re-examine society's blind faith in the benevolence of modern science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An exposition that is dazzling for its concrete illustrations and examples.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A withering indictment of modern science . . . This should crack a few test tubes.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBryan Appleyard\u003c\/b\u003e is a special-feature writer and columnist for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding the Present: Science and the Soul of Modern Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Brain Is Wider Than the Sky.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.36 x 5.74 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42140339601488,"sku":"9780385420983","price":28.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/UTVaS1pMZFUwdk11YTVnOENRMHdIZz09.webp?v=1774342269","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/understanding-the-present-science-and-the-soul-of-modern-man-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}