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Donald Mackay, looks back on the complex situation of science, philosophy and religion in the 17th and 18th centuries through the eyes of 20th century science. He discusses whether mechanistic thin...king can be squared with theistic world-view, and whether new discoveries in physics undermined the mechanistic outlook.
Donald Mackay, looks back on the complex situation of science, philosophy and religion in the 17th and 18th centuries through the eyes of 20th century science. He discusses whether mechanistic thin...king can be squared with theistic world-view, and whether new discoveries in physics undermined the mechanistic outlook.
| Module code and title: | AMST283, Science and belief: from Copernicus to Darwin |
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| Item code: | AMST283; 03 |
| Recording date: | 19-02-1974 |
| First transmission date: | 1974-04-02 |
| Published: | 1974 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:17:21 |
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| Producer: | Helen Rapp |
| Contributors: | Donald Mackay; Peter Legge |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | 17th & 18th centuries; 20th century science; Christian believer; Mechanistic thinking; Philosophy; Religion; Science; Theistic world-view |
| Master spool number: | TLN08FW092 |
| Production number: | TLN08FW092 |
| Available to public: | no |
