THE UNIVERSE STORY: FROM THE PRIMORDIAL FLARING FORTH TO THE ECOZOIC ERA—A CELEBRATION OF THE UNFOLDING OF THE COSMOS
Book ID/图书代码： 12844011B46960
English Summary/英文概要： From the big bang to the present and into the next millenium, The Universe Story unites science and the humanities in a dramatic exploration of the unfolding of the universe, humanity’s evolving place in the cosmos, and the boundless possibilities for our future.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 从久远的宇宙大爆炸时期到如今再到下一个千禧年，《宇宙的故事》将科学与人文学科紧密结合，对宇宙诞生史、人类在浩渺宇宙中的进化以及未来世界中蕴藏的无限可能进行了深入探索，成果斐然。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况：物理学家斯威姆（《绿龙宇宙》）和历史学家、神学家贝里（《地球梦境》）为我们带来了一种现下极为流行的宇宙论，该理论中含有不同内容供广大读者选择，包括流行的天体物理学，以及一种乍看之下极似《创世纪》的社会科学等。物理学与人类学的融合使得本书成中的理论更类似于毫无责任感的“新时代”推理------像是一种对世界的极为矫揉造作的理解。在书中的“宇宙诞生之初之能量燃烧爆裂”这一部分，两位作者展开了讨论，他们认为需要用一种全新的语言来表达目前的宇宙论：“想要以全新的方式更为清晰地阐述与表达世界上种种关系之间复杂故事，那么就必然会用到现代语言中的一种，这种语言必须能够含蓄的表达，同时为了达到丰富的效果，还能够在必要的时候模糊甚至否认这些新兴关系逐渐展露头角这一事实。”；于此同时，他们还需要提出明确的证据证明诸如近亲不能够结婚等，全书的理论将神学与物理学融会贯通，正如其他学科也无法揭示太多自身的奥秘一样，本书也没有揭开太多关于宇宙的故事。而本书作者略显晦涩的文风则很有可能对广大科学爱好者们的热情有所冒犯。---《出版家周刊》 物理学家斯威姆以及历史文化学家贝里对整个宏大的知识体系以及天文学，物理学，生物学，人类学以及历史上的诸多假设推理进行了详尽的观察研究与综合分析。他们试图对宇宙、地球以及人类的演化与发展作出简明扼要同时综合性很强的阐述。书中，他们为我们呈现了一场精彩的地球历史探索之旅，凭借着丰富的语言表达，使得广大读者在感情上与其产生强烈共鸣，在他们的笔下，宇宙仿若一个宏大且在不断运动前进的活跃体。全书的最后一个章节作者表明当前人类活动对于星球环境的影响愈来愈不容忽视，他们呼吁人们更加关注自身肩负的生态责任。全书没有过多充满技巧性的言语，一幅幅生动画面却跃然纸上。如果你喜欢搜集当下流行的科学信息，那么本书极为值得推荐。----伊丽莎白•索尔特，奥特本图书馆，俄亥俄州，《图书馆杂志》
Physicist Swimme ( The Universe is a Green Dragon ) and historian/theologian Berry ( The Dream of Earth ) fashion a cosmology with alternating chapters of popular astrophysics and a kind of sociology of science that seems, at the start, like a secular Book of Genesis. The admixture of physics and anthropology soon decays into an artificial comprehension akin to the most irresponsible New Age reasoning. In the "Primordial Flaring Forth" section, the authors discuss their perceived need for a new language to express a current cosmology: "Thus to articulate anew the story of our relationships in the world means to use the words of one of the modern languages that implicitly, and to varying degrees, obscures or even denies the reality of these emerging relationships." Offering evidence that, among other things, first cousins should not marry, this soft union of theology and physics reveals less about the universe than either field can by itself. The writers’ tortured prose will likely offend the scientific sensibilities of most general readers. ---From Publishers Weekly
Physicist Swimme and cultural historian Berry here examine and synthesize a vast body of knowledge and hypothesis from the fields of astronomy, physics, biology, anthropology, and history. They seek to provide a concise but comprehensive story of the development and evolution of the universe, the earth, and humanity. The authors incorporate what they consider to be the most convincing hypothesis and take an inclusive perspective that views the entire universe as a continually developing, interconnected community. Their book presents a fascinating exploration of the earth’s history and, in richly evocative language, paints a picture of the evolution of the universe as a tremendous, ongoing creative activity. The final chapter explores the growing human influence on the condition of the planet and pleads for ecological responsibility. This is an engaging presentation written in nontechnical language. Recommended for popular science collections.---Elizabeth Salt, Otterbein Coll. Lib., Westerville, Ohio, From Library Journal
About the Author/作者介绍： 布莱恩•斯威姆博士，数学宇宙论者，著有《绿龙宇宙》。现任旧金山加利福尼亚学院宇宙故事研究中心主任。 托马斯•贝里博士，美国天主教大学文化历史学家，著有《地球梦境》。
Brian Swimme, Ph.D., is a mathematical cosmologist and author of The Universe Is a Green Dragon. He is director of the Center of the Story of the Universe at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.
THOMAS BERRY, Ph.D., is a historian of cultures educated at Catholic University of America and author of The Dream of the Earth.
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