TY - BOOK ID - 699756 TI - Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker: Major Texts on Religion PY - 2014 SN - 3319037048 331903703X PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Religion KW - Science KW - Philosophy. KW - Weizsäcker, Carl Friedrich, KW - Normal science KW - Philosophy of science KW - History. KW - Philosophy of Religion. KW - Sociology of Culture. KW - History of Science. KW - Mental philosophy KW - Humanities KW - Annals KW - Auxiliary sciences of history KW - Religion—Philosophy. KW - Culture. KW - Cultural sociology KW - Culture KW - Sociology of culture KW - Civilization KW - Popular culture KW - Social aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:699756 AB - This book presents a collection of texts by the German physicist and philosopher Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912-2007) in English, for use in seminars on the philosophy of religion, the comparative study of religion, but as well on the relationship between religion and the scientific worldview. Most texts appear in English for the first time. Weizsäcker became famous through his works in physics, mainly in the early development of nuclear physics. Later he would also become well known as a philosopher and analyst of contemporary culture. He also worked very intensely on projects for the prevention of nuclear war and for peace in general. ER -