Forging a Human Future
Erika Erdmann was the editor of a periodical that used to be on our exchange list - Humankind Advancing. She died in 2006 at the…… Read More »
Category: Science Philosophy of Science
Molecular Consciousness
This book maintains that the molecules of living organisms are in constant communication, which forms another layer of interconnectedness that is also related to our…… Read More »
Super Co-operators
Authors: Martin Nowak, Roger Highfield
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Science Philosophy of Science
This is a highly readable account of a very significant area of scientific research with important social implications. Subtitled 'evolution, altruism in human behaviour or…… Read More »
The Language of Genetics
Some readers may be familiar with Denis Alexander's work at the interface between science and religion, currently as director of the Faraday Institute in Cambridge.…… Read More »
Sensitive Crystallization
This is an excellent introduction to the process of sensitive crystallisation, giving historical origins and a detailed description of the process itself, while explaining the…… Read More »
Branches
The third in a trilogy of books about Nature's patterns, many of which are fractal - showing the same pattern at different scales in what…… Read More »
Shapes
This is the first of three books on the patterns of nature. Its starting point is the great work by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson on Growth…… Read More »
On Being
Peter Atkins is well known as an exponent of scientific materialism and absolute believer in the adequacy of this approach to answer any and every…… Read More »
Energizing Water
Authors: Iain Trousdell, Jochen Schwuchow, John Wilkes
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Science Philosophy of Science
A number of readers will be familiar with the more esoteric work on water connected with Rudolf Steiner, focusing more on qualitative aspects, rhythmic patterns…… Read More »
The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science
Widely acclaimed by specialists in the field, this Companion serves as an overall introduction to the subject. The four parts deal with the historical and…… Read More »