- Taschenbuch: 320 Seiten
- Verlag: HarperOne; Auflage: Reprint (11. März 1994)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0062508350
- ISBN-13: 978-0062508355
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,5 x 15,6 x 2,1 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.8 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (5 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 408.050 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Physicist Swimme and cultural historian Berry here examine and synthesize a vast body of knowledge and hypothesis from the fields of astronomy, physics, biology, anthropology, and history. They seek to provide a concise but comprehensive story of the development and evolution of the universe, the earth, and humanity. The authors incorporate what they consider to be the most convincing hypothesis and take an inclusive perspective that views the entire universe as a continually developing, interconnected community. Their book presents a fascinating exploration of the earth's history and, in richly evocative language, paints a picture of the evolution of the universe as a tremendous, ongoing creative activity. The final chapter explores the growing human influence on the condition of the planet and pleads for ecological responsibility. This is an engaging presentation written in nontechnical language. Recommended for popular science collections.
- Elizabeth Salt, Otterbein Coll. Lib., Westerville, Ohio
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Elizabeth Salt, Otterbein Coll. Lib., Westerville, Ohio
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"A fascinating exploration of the earth's history."--"Library Journal""Amazing...ariticualte[s] nothing less than a coherent new story of the evolution of life on our planet...executed with verve, imagination, and deep concern for restoring ecological balance to our endangered planet."--Riane Eisler, author of "The Chalice and the Blade""["The Universe Story"] could be the antidote to fragmented commitments and nihilism--the narrative from which future generations can live appropriately to our real natural-historical situation."--Dr. John Cobb, Professor Emeritus, School of Theology at Claremont""The Universe Story "begins the long overdue process of teaching modern humans who we are, where we came from, and about the beautifully complex cosmoecological dance that sustains us."--David Perry, Professor, Ecosystems Studies, Oregon State University
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Well, considering all the exciting things that have been happening in my life, I was surprised that reading about the life of the universe was so dull. I can watch a sunset or listen to the sound of a bird singing and that can be wonderful. But I suspect that if the authors were to have written about a bird singing or the sunset, I wouldn't have recognized it let alone enjoyed it much. If this book was an attempt to synthesize science with the wisdom of all cultures then give me a genealogy from the Old Testament any ol' day. I could tell that the authors knew a lot, but unfortunately they didn't know enough about how to capture my attention. Now I'm no stranger to heavy reading so it can't be the density of information concealed in semi-poetic language that made the story unexciting. I think it was the tell-me-don't-show-me style of overlong explanations of the beauty and wonder of the universe that might have been significant in this regard. Unfortunately academicians haven't quite got the hang of how to make countless acts of procreation throughout the history of life sexy nor have they been able to capture the mystery of the ever-shy rainbow. It didn't help that it had a "we need to do better, us humans" ending. One might have made that criticism of the authors for their worthwhile undertaking fallen short.
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The enthusiasm of this book is almost tangible. Describing the history of the universe in a wildly dynamic, even celebratory style, authors Brian Swimme and Thomas Berry evoke emotions of awe at the story of cosmogenesis, an awe that high school students don't always feel when reading science texts. It captures a beauty that microbiologists behold when focusing an electron microscope on a chromosome, that poets experience when describing a rose, and that astrophysicists feel when listening a distant pulsar. This novel is the scripture of science.
Religion sometimes exaggerates Man's place in the Universe, while science frequently diminishes it. To my delight, The Universe Story finds a balance, reconciling the natural world and the special role humans play in it. A revelation of hope for the future, the Story calls upon humans to fulfill their special destiny: to become the first creatures conscious of themselves and their universe. This consciousness is what the stars intended when they so generously erupted tens of millions of years ago, relinquishing their matter to the human form - for indeed, we are star stuff. Now, as we turn to our futures, may our own cosmogenetic stories reach such a climax as the explosion of a supernova! May our own stories never cease, but simply continue to differentiate and to commune with the original stupendous energy which exploded so many billions of years ago with a big bang! These are the stories which will captivate us all ... the stories integral to the one story, the story of the universe.
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It's been a while since I've read this book, but I can say that it's one of the most important books I've read. It's not a book to be read for entertainment, or for a "wow" experience. And yet I certainly didn't find it dull. I don't think the book is for "overly intellectual" people. But I would say it's a book for thought and reflection, as well as for knowledge.
This book was written because, "In the modern period, we are without a comprehensive story of the universe. The historians ... deal not with the whole world but just with the human, as if the human were something separate from or an addendum to the story of the Earth and the universe. The scientists have arrived at detailed accounts of the cosmos, but have focused exclusively on the physical dimensions and have ignored the human dimension of the universe."
In their account, the authors take a mythological approach to the story of the universe, "humanizing" the various stages of its development, but also basing all that they write on the best knowledge yet uncovered by science. The deliberate, and successful, result is the growing feeling that the universe is at last telling its own story, though us. We ourselves are part of the universe. The universe evolves! It hasn't always been as it is now. This fact may appear boring to some of us, but in a broader perspective, this idea is a radically new and exciting idea -- unthinkable in times past.
Told in this way, the story is one of familiar (i.e., mythological) forces and processes interacting at each stage, but with each stage being yet more complex and intelligent than the last. The universe doesn't just change, it evolves. And as we discover its story we see how much a part of the universe we are, and that our own awareness is also a part of it.
I believe that these ideas are essential for our own human evolution, and our ability to invent our own next leap, together, into the future.
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An overly cerebral history of the universe.
This book is for dominant left-brain people. Whereas Brian spun fact and poetry together into the classic 'The Universe is a Green Dragon', this book fails to enchant in the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 27. August 1998 veröffentlicht
Powerful antidote to the Western world's destructive ways.
The Universe Story begins to fills a vast void in Western experience. The telling of our evolutionary story has been marked by the reductionism of science. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. April 1998 von Kurt Lauren De Boer
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