The Unfinished Universe

by Louise B. Young

Book Overview

From the dawn of humankind, men and women have looked at change--as wrought by weather, the seasons, and, most strikingly, the inexorable advance of time--as something essentially to be feared. And partially from this fear the great religions and mythologies have arisen, systems which gave meaning to the ever-changing world, and, quite often, immortality to ourselves. By the late nineteenth century, the quest for ultimate meanings became largely the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195080394
• ISBN13: 9780195080391
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"