Astronomy and Civilization in the New Enlightenment

THEME:GEO-COSMIC HORIZONS OF THE LOGOS OF LIFEAnna-Teresa TymienieckaSECTION I: ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY FLOURISHING IN THE NEW ENLIGHTENMENTAstrobiology, theoretical biology, quantum physics, history of science, philosophy of scienceTHE NEW ENLIGHTENMENT: COSMO-TRANSCENDENTAL POSITIONING OF THE LIVING BEING IN THE UNIVERSEAnna-Teresa TymienieckaON THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF BIOLOGY AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSAL SCIENCEAttila GrandpierreTHE RELATION BETWEEN MAN AND WORLDHans Köchler OBSERVERS, FREEDOM, AND THE COSMOSSubhash KakTHE ENCHANTING HEAVENSFrances ClynesTHE SCIENCE OF WHOLENESSMenas KafatosSECTION II: COSMOS SHAPING WORLD VIEWSHistory of science, philosophy of scienceCATHEDRALS AS OBSERVATORIES; MERIDIANAE IN ITALYBéla KálmánTHE COSMOLOGICAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND RESULTS OF THE ANNO DOMNI INVENTION: ANNO MUNDI 6000, GREAT YEAR, PRECESSION, AND END OF THE WORLD CALCULATIONSepp RothwanglCOMING OF AGE UNDER THE NIGHT SKY: THE IMPORTANCE OF ASTRONOMY IN SHAPING WORLDVIEWS Stephen P. Cook MEDIEVAL ROOTS OF THE MODERN COSMOLOGYMiklós MaróthIS THERE ANY FUNDAMENTAL CONNECTION BETWEEN MAN AND THE UNIVERSE?Vladimir A. LefebvreSECTION III: ASTRONOMY IN THE ORIGINS OF CULTUREArchaeoastronomy, history of astronomy, cultural astronomyCULTURAL IMPACTS OF ASTRONOMYStanislaw IwanewskiTRIADIC INSIGHTS IN ASTRONOMY, ART AND MUSICNorman D. CookTHE SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL IMPACT OF SKY LORE ON PREHISTORIC SOCIETIES IN EUROPEEmília PásztorIMPACT OF ASTRONOMY IN NEPALESE CIVILIZATIONSuresh BhattaraiIMPACT OF STARS ON HUMAN CULTUREVaradaraja V. Raman THE CONTRIBUTION OF MUSICAL THEORY TO AN ANCIENT CHINESE CONCEPT OF THE UNIVERSEAlice Mary WilliamsonCOSMOPOLIS: HOW ASTRONOMY AFFECTS PHILOSOPHIES OF HUMAN NATURE AND RELIGIONNancey Murphy SECTION IV: UNIVERSE AND LIFEQuantum physics, consciousness research, astrobiology, complexity theoryMIND IN THE QUANTUM UNIVERSEHenry P. StappWHY IS THE UNIVERSE JUST RIGHT FOR LIFE? Paul DaviesTHE COMPELLING CASE FOR PANSPERMIAChandra

Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka is a Polish-born American philosopher, one of the most important and continuously active contemporary phenomenologists, founder and president of "The World Phenomenology Institute".