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'Life,' though a tiny word, seems one of the greatest mysteries for mankind. Who are we? What about 'my' DNA? Is there some meaning to our life? What about our life's characteristics - mind, consciousness and free will? Do they really exist? How far can they be comprehended? The present volume is a brilliant collection, where 26 world-renowned thinkers from various walks of knowledge, physics, chemistry, mathematics, life sciences, psychology, religion, law, philosophy, etc., put forth their precious insights and profound understanding about life. The volume is one of the most fascinating, fresh and multidisciplinary exploration to unfold the greatest mystery of our existence – 'Life and its Origin'. Best wishes for your life's journey.
26 distinguished Contributors including:
Werner Arber, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Switzerland
Brian D. Josephson, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Cambridge
V. V. Raman, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Chandra Wickramasinghe, University of Buckingham, UK
Robert Mann, University of Waterloo, Canada
Lothar Schafer, University of Arkansas, USA
Jagdish N. Srivastava, Colorado State University, USA
Amit Goswami, Center for Quantum Activism, Eugene, USA
Gerald L. Schroeder, Aish HaTorah College of Jewish Studies, Israel
Quotes from the Volume:
"Referring to the processes of cosmic and of biological evolution their dynamical nature was already aware to philosophical thinkers and to spiritual prophets of the antiquity."
- Werner Arber, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Switzerland
"No matter when, where, or how life arose, it has extraordinary significance in adding dimensions which were not there before human emergence."
- V. V. Raman Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
"The only secure empirical fact relating to the origin of life is encapsulated in a dictum eloquently enunciated by Louis Pasteur Omne vivum ex vivo—all life from antecedent life."
- Chandra Wickramasinghe, University of Buckingham, UK
"… biological and quantum accounts of nature might, like the wave and particle accounts, of certain phenomena, be complementary ..."
-Brian D. Josephson, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Cambridge
"... while our conscious experiences do correspond with physical processes of our brains, these experiences can themselves have effects beyond those explicable in terms of physical processes and laws of nature ..."
- David Hodgson Supreme Court Judge, Australia
"… when we look at biology and biological evolution, purposiveness is obvious."
- Amit Goswami, Center for Quantum Activism, USA
"The conjunction of the spiritual with the empirical gives the eternal truths a new dimension …"
-Lothar Schafer, University of Arkansas, USA
"It is interesting for us to compare relevant basic contents of early written texts with today's available scientific knowledge on the inanimate and the animate worlds."
— Werner Arber Noble Laureate
"It is undeniable that the enlightened Greeks and the old Oriental sages had achieved a higher level in this all-important field (meaning of life) than what is alive in our schools and universities."
— Albert Einstein
Título : Life and its Origin - Exploration from Science and Spiritual Traditions
EAN : 9788189635558
Editorial : Bhaktivedanta Institute, Kolkata
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