Fire in the Mind

Science, Faith, and the Search for Order

George Johnson

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Vintage Books
01 October 1996

Philosophy of religion; Philosophy of science

Are there really laws governing the universe? Or is the order we see a mere artifact of the way evolution wired the brain? And is what we call science only a set of myths in which quarks, DNA, and information fill the role once occupied by gods? These questions lie at the heart of George Johnson's audacious exploration of the border between science and religion, cosmic accident and timeless law. Northern New Mexico is home both to the most provocative new enterprises in quantum physics, information science, and the evolution of complexity and to the cosmologies of the Tewa Indians and the Catholic Penitentes. As it draws the reader into this landscape, juxtaposing the systems of belief that have taken root there, Fire in the Mind into a gripping intellectual adventure story that compels us to ask where science ends and religion begins.

""A must for all those seriously interested in the key ideas at the frontier of scientific discourse.""--Paul Davies

By: George Johnson
Imprint: Vintage Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780679740216
ISBN 10: 067974021X
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 October 1996
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Introduction: Kivas, Moradas, and the Secrets of the Nuclear Age I. Four Magic Mountains 1. Phaedrus's Ghosts 2. The Depth of the Atom 3. The Height of the Sky Tesuque Interlude: The Riddle of the Camel II. ""The Cold, Gray Cave of Abstraction"" 4. The Demonology of Information 5. The Undetermined World 6. The Democracy of Measurement San Ildefonso Interlude: The Mystery of Other minds III. ""A Fever Matter"" 7. The Dawn of Recognition 8. The Arrival of the Fittest 9. In Search of Complexity 10. In the Eye of the Beholder Truchas Interlude: The Leap into the Unknown Conclusion: The Ruins of Los Alamos"

George Johnson writes regularly about science for the New York Times. He has also written forNational Geographic,Slate,Discover,Scientific American,Wired, andthe Atlantic, and his work has been included inThe Best American Science Writing. A former Alicia Patterson fellow, he has received awards from PEN and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and his books were twice finalists for the Royal Society's book prize.He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.