Bibliograph

Starry messenger, cosmic perspectives on civilization, Neil deGrasse Tyson

Type

Label

Starry messenger, cosmic perspectives on civilization, Neil deGrasse Tyson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-256) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Starry messenger

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1289240497

Responsibility statement

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Sub title

cosmic perspectives on civilization

Summary

"Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time--war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race--in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Overture: Science and society -- Truth and beauty : aesthetics in life and in the cosmos -- Exploration and discovery : the value of both when shaping civilization -- Earth and moon : cosmic perspectives -- Conflict and resolution : tribal forces within us all -- Risk and reward : calculations we make daily with our own lives and the lives of other -- Meatarians and vegetarians : we are not entirely what we eat -- Gender and identity : people are more the same than different -- Color and race : once again, people are more the same than different -- Law and order : the foundation of civilization, whether we like it or not -- Coda: Life and death

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator