This book explores the concept of Life from a range of perspectives.
Divided into three parts, it first examines the concept of Life from
physics to biology. It then presents insights on the concept from the
perspectives of philosophy, theology, and ethics. The book concludes
with chapters on the hermeneutics of Life, and pays special attention
to the Biosemiotics approach to the concept. The question ‘What is
Life?’ has been deliberated by the greatest minds throughout human
history. Life as we know it is not a substance or fundamental
property, but a complex process. It is not an easy task to develop an
unequivocal approach towards Life combining scientific, semiotic,
philosophical, theological, and ethical perspectives. In its
combination of these perspectives, and its wide-ranging scope, this
book opens up levels and identifies issues which can serve as
intersections for meaningful interdisciplinary discussions of Life in
its different aspects. The book includes the four plenary lectures and
selected, revised and extended papers from workshops of the 14th
European Conference on Science and Theology (ECST XIV) held in Tartu,
Estonia, April 2012.
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ISBN
9783319174075
Publisert
2018
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Springer
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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