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" What is life? on earth and beyond / "
[edited by] Andreas Losch, Universität Bern, Switzerland.
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839156
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Title & Author
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What is life? on earth and beyond /\ [edited by] Andreas Losch, Universität Bern, Switzerland.
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Publication Statement
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Cambridge, United Kingdom :: Cambridge University Press,, 2017.
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1 online resource (xii, 316 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) :: illustrations (some color)
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ISBN
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1316809641
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: 131681436X
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: 1316814750
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: 1316815536
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: 1316816311
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: 1316816702
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: 9781316809648
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: 9781316814369
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: 9781316814758
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: 9781316815533
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: 9781316816318
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: 9781316816707
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1107175895
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9781107175891
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Abstract
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Approaches from the sciences, philosophy and theology, including the emerging field of astrobiology, can provide fresh perspectives to the age-old question 'What is Life?'. Has the secret of life been unveiled and is it nothing more than physical chemistry? Modern philosophers will ask if we can even define life at all, as we still don't know much about its origins here on Earth. Others regard life as something that cannot simply be reduced to just physics and chemistry, while biologists emphasize the historical component intrinsic to life on Earth. How can theology constructively interpret scientific findings? Can it contribute constructively to scientific discussions? Written for a broad interdisciplinary audience, this probing volume discusses life, intelligence and more against the background of contemporary biology and the wider contexts of astrobiology and cosmology. It also considers the challenging implications for science and theology if extraterrestrial life is discovered in the future.
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Subject
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Exobiology, Congresses.
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Life, Congresses.
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Exobiology.
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Subject
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Life.
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SCIENCE-- Cosmology.
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Dewey Classification
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113/.8
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LC Classification
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BD431.W4525 2017eb
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Added Entry
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Losch, Andreas,1972-
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