MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
|---|
| fixed length control field |
02726cam a22003498i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
|---|
| control field |
on1333919888 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
|---|
| control field |
OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
|---|
| control field |
20230327095112.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
|---|
| fixed length control field |
220328s2023 nyua b 000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
|---|
| LC control number |
2022010019 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
|---|
| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
OCLCF |
| -- |
WIM |
| -- |
OJ4 |
| -- |
MEA |
| -- |
GO6 |
| -- |
NFG |
| 019 ## - |
|---|
| -- |
1356622076 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
|---|
| International Standard Book Number |
9780593317419 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
|---|
| International Standard Book Number |
0593317416 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
|---|
| System control number |
(OCoLC)1333919888 |
| Canceled/invalid control number |
(OCoLC)1356622076 |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
|---|
| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
|---|
| Classification number |
215 |
| Item number |
L724 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
|---|
| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
|---|
| Personal name |
Lightman, Alan P., |
| Dates associated with a name |
1948- |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
54201 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
|---|
| Title |
The transcendent brain : |
| Remainder of title |
spirituality in the age of science / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Alan Lightman. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
|---|
| Edition statement |
First edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
|---|
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Pantheon Books, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[2023] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| Extent |
194 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
20 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
|---|
| Content Type Term |
text |
| Content Type Code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
|---|
| Media Type Term |
unmediated |
| Media Type Code |
n |
| Source |
rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
|---|
| Carrier Type Term |
volume |
| Carrier Type Code |
nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
|---|
| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
|---|
| Summary, etc |
"Modern science teaches us that anything can be explained in terms of atoms and forces, including the inner workings of the brain. But certain personal experiences can challenge the idea that there's nothing beyond inert matter. Communing with nature, working through a complex problem, or experiencing a piece of art, we sometimes feel a powerful sense of transcendence, of connecting with a cosmic unity that may seem unexplainable by science. But according to acclaimed physicist and novelist Alan Lightman, we can embrace these spiritual experiences without letting go of our scientific worldview. Lightman draws on a rich intellectual history to explore this fascinating intersection between religion and science. Philosopher Moses Mendelssohn's rational arguments for the soul foreground our thinking about non-materiality; Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius' ideas predict how strict materialism might explain elusive phenomena; Neuroscientist Christof Koch lays the foundation for the material basis of consciousness; and social psychologist Cynthia Frantz provides a scientific explanation of our deep connection to nature and things larger than ourselves. Lightman weaves these ideas together to argue for a concept he calls "spiritual materialism"-the view that while spiritual experiences may arise from atoms and molecules like everything else, the physical laws of the universe may not be able to fully capture the first-person experience of transcendence. Spirituality, in this sense, is not only compatible with a strictly scientific view, but remains at the core of what it means to be human"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
|---|
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Religion and science. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
39449 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
|---|
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Spirituality. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
89091 |
| 994 ## - |
|---|
| -- |
C0 |
| -- |
NFG |
