Ancient
Wisdom and Modern Misconceptions
A Critique of Contemporary Scientism
Wolfgang Smith
244
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ISBN: 13: 978-1-62138-021-4
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FOR MANY YEARS, Wolfgang Smith has been putting forward an expansive vision of the traditional Christian cosmos alongside an incisive critique of the truncated perspective of contemporary scientism. In Ancient Wisdom and Modern Misconceptions he shows how the physical sciences, freed from the prevailing misconceptions, actually corroborate the traditional wisdom long thought to be dead. Basing himself in part upon epistemological considerations first enunciated by Sir Arthur Eddington, which have recently received definitive confirmation, he shows that the so-called physical universe proves finally to be constructed by the strategies of the experimental physicist himself. Following this he delves into the foundations of astrophysics and planetary astronomy to arrive again at conclusions that fly in the face of current belief. After elucidating the concepts of Intelligent Design and vertical causation, he concludes by showing that the contemporary debate concerning Anthropic Coincidence is vitiated by an inversion of the causal nexus.
With equal mastery Smith presents the serious reader with glimpses of the perennial wisdom eclipsed since the Enlightenment, and shows that traditional cosmology, so far from being disqualified, actually provides the keys to an understanding of science itself. No one entering the fray of current debates regarding “science and religion” can afford to neglect the immense implications of this work by Wolfgang Smith.
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR
Wolfgang Smith graduated from Cornell University at age 18 with majors in physics,
mathematics, and philosophy. After taking an M.S. in physics from Purdue and
a Ph.D. in mathematics from Columbia University, Smith held faculty positions
at various universities, including M.I.T. and U.C.L.A. Meanwhile his dominant
interest had shifted from the pursuit of science to its critique, a field in
which he has become a leading figure.
Roman Catholic apologetics, theology, philo-sophy, political and social thought, spirituality, history, art, biography, and literature
Dedicated to making the rich tradition of Catholic intellectual and cultural life more available to families, students, and scholars
Mental
Disorders and Spiritual Healing
Teachings from the Early Christian East
The
Quantum Enigma
Finding the Hidden Key
Cosmos
& Transcendence
Breaking Through the Barrier of Scientistic Belief
Philosophy and Theurgy in Late Antiquity
St. Thomas Aquinas - G. K. Chesterton
All
Things Made New
The Mysteries of the World in Christ
Theistic
Evolution
The Teilhardian Heresy
Science
& Myth
With a Response to Stephen Hawking’s The Grand Design
The Religious Poetry of Vladimir Solovyov
Renaissance and Reformation Times
The Book of the Ancient Romans
The Book of the Ancient Greeks
The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World
Beauty
in the Word
Rethinking the Foundations of Education
Behold
the Heritage
Foundations of Education in the Dominican Tradition
Glastonbury
The Novel of Christian England
The
Common Mind
Politics, Society and Christian Humanism from Thomas More to Russell
Kirk
Ancient
Wisdom and Modern Misconceptions
A Critique of Contemporary Scientism
The
Power of Four
Keys to the Hidden Treasures of the Gospels
The
Tumbler of God
Chesterton as Mystic
The
Radiance of Being
Dimensions of Cosmic Christianity
The Political and Social Ideas of St. Augustine
The Rod, the Root and the Flower
Touches
of Sweet Harmony
Pythagorean Cosmology and Renaissance Poetics
Liberty
or Equality:
The Challenge of Our Time
The
Way to Our Heavenly Father
A Contemplative Telling of the Lord’s Prayer
Not
As the World Gives
The Way of Creative Justice
Through,
With, and In Him
The Prayer Life of Jesus and How to Make it Our Own
Our
Way and Our Life
Christ in His Mysteries
Christ,
the Life of the Soul
Blessed Columba Marmion
With
Christ
Blessed Columba Marmion
We
and Our Children
How to Make a Catholic Home
Social Theories of the Middle Ages
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