{"product_id":"being-human-the-search-for-order-9781841500256","title":"Being Human: The Search for Order","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis feels like a time of environmental and moral crisis without parallel.... Not only do human beings seem not to believe in anything but, despite exponential advances in information production, we do not appear to know much either. This book is a guide for everyone who feels understandably perplexed.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe book considers issues as diverse as:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe lure of alternative religions and belief systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe use of the rhetoric of economics to justify amoral decisionmaking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen politics and genetically-modifies crops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew technology's power to preserve the status quo, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe true impetus behind the Human Genome Project.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting an explanation of recent findings in science and their relationship with society and politics, this book seeks to give guidance towards responsible political action. Starting from themes developed in the companion volume \u003cem\u003eThe Search for Mind\u003c\/em\u003e, the author attempts to provide intellectual roots for the 'anti-capitalist' or 'anti-globalization' movement and, in particular, treats social protest as a form of knowledge-seeking.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe author brings to very topical and controversial concerns some much-needed clarity. Complete with reader-friendly summaries of current thought in the biological, physical, and social sciences, this book is designed primarily for the popular market but will also appeal to those working or studying in these fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The emerging science of consciousness needs to listen to this voice in order to keep alive the hope of humanizing modern science.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Jacob Needleman (author of The American Soul)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue (1)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition (5)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (17)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Current Crisis (23)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur Age of Innocence (61)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheories of Everything (159)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions (221)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: How does Science Progress? (227)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: The Reduced History of Physics (229)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Genetic technologies (235)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences (239)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIndex (247)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042918793559,"sku":"9781841500256","price":34.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781841500256.jpg?v=1750956217","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/being-human-the-search-for-order-9781841500256","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}