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'Nature and the Greeks' and 'Science and Humanism'

by Erwin Schrodinger · 1954

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The texts of two of Schrodinger's most famous lecture series are made available again. In Nature and the Greeks, he offers an historical account of the scientific world picture. In Science and Humanism, he addresses fundamental questions about the link between scientific and spiritual matters.

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adult
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short · 184 pages

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