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The quantum and the lotus : a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet, Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan
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- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- viii, 312 p. :
- Contents
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- At the crossroads
- To be and not to be
- In search of the great watchmaker
- The universe in a grain of sand
- Mirages of reality
- Like a bolt from the blue
- Each to his own reality
- Questions of time
- Chaos and harmony
- The virtual frontier
- Robots that think they can think
- The grammar of the universe
- Reason and contemplation
- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- From meditation to action
- The monk's conclusion
- The scientist's conclusion
- Notes
- Scientific glossary
- Buddhist glossary
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Isbn
- 9780609608548
- Label
- The quantum and the lotus : a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet
- Title
- The quantum and the lotus
- Title remainder
- a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet
- Statement of responsibility
- Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ricard, Matthieu
- Dewey number
- 294.3/375
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BQ4570.S3
- LC item number
- R5313 2001
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Trinh, Xuan Thuan
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Buddhism and science
- Physics
- Spiritual life
- Enlightenment (Buddhism)
- Label
- The quantum and the lotus : a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet, Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-296) and index
- Contents
- At the crossroads -- To be and not to be -- In search of the great watchmaker -- The universe in a grain of sand -- Mirages of reality -- Like a bolt from the blue -- Each to his own reality -- Questions of time -- Chaos and harmony -- The virtual frontier -- Robots that think they can think -- The grammar of the universe -- Reason and contemplation -- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder -- From meditation to action -- The monk's conclusion -- The scientist's conclusion -- Notes -- Scientific glossary -- Buddhist glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index
- Control code
- 47045010
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- viii, 312 p. :
- Isbn
- 9780609608548
- Lccn
- 2001028852
- Label
- The quantum and the lotus : a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet, Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-296) and index
- Contents
- At the crossroads -- To be and not to be -- In search of the great watchmaker -- The universe in a grain of sand -- Mirages of reality -- Like a bolt from the blue -- Each to his own reality -- Questions of time -- Chaos and harmony -- The virtual frontier -- Robots that think they can think -- The grammar of the universe -- Reason and contemplation -- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder -- From meditation to action -- The monk's conclusion -- The scientist's conclusion -- Notes -- Scientific glossary -- Buddhist glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index
- Control code
- 47045010
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- viii, 312 p. :
- Isbn
- 9780609608548
- Lccn
- 2001028852
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