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How to think about science.

Title
How to think about science. Part 7.
Publication
[Toronto] : [CBC Radio One], [2008]

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  • Zajonc, Arthur.
  • Cayley, David.
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Description
1 audio disc (54 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
One of Arthur Zajonc's inspirations is the great German poet Goethe. Goethe died nearly two centuries ago. Arthur Zajonc works at the cutting edge of contemporary quantum physics. But it is the old poet, Zajonc thinks, who can best show us how we ought to contemplate the puzzling discoveries of modern physics. In this episode, physicist Arthur Zajonc talks to David Cayley about Goethe's way of knowing, about the philosophical challenge of contemporary physics, and about the role of contemplation in science. And since his name so closely resembles the name of his subject, you also hear many unintentional rhymes as Zajonc discusses science.
Uniform Title
Ideas (Radio program)
Alternative Title
How to think about science. Episode 7
Subject
  • Zajonc, Arthur > Interviews
  • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 > Knowledge and learning
  • Science
  • Science > History
  • Science > Philosophy
  • Quantum theory
  • Quantum theory > Religious aspects
  • Physics > Philosophy
  • Contemplation
Note
  • Originally broadcast on CBC Radio One's program, Ideas on January 9, 2008.
  • Compact disc.
OCLC
  • ocn266069630
  • 266069630
  • SCSB-5403461
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries