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050	0	0	_aBD431 _b.W4525 2017
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245	0	0	_aWhat is life? on earth and beyond / _c[edited by] Andreas Losch, University of Bern, Switzerland.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2017.
300			_a1 online resource (xii, 316 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jul 2017).
520			_aApproaches 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.
650		0	_aLife _vCongresses.
650		0	_aExobiology _vCongresses.
700	1		_aLosch, Andreas, _d1972- _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107175891
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781316809648
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