The Varieties of Scientific Experience

collection of edited transcriptions of Carl Sagan's 1985 Gifford lectures
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The Varieties of Scientific Experience

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The Varieties of Scientific Experience is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience authored Carl Sagan[3].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience authored Ann Druyan[4].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience's instance of is recorded as written work[5].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience was edited by Ann Druyan[6].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience's genre is non-fiction[7].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience was published on November 2, 2006[10].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience's has edition or translation is recorded as The Varieties of Scientific Experience[11].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience's main subject is relationship between religion and science[12].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Varieties of Scientific Experience'}[13].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Personal View of the Search for God'}[14].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'In these lectures I would like, following the wording of the Gifford Trust, to tell you something of my views on what at least used to be called natural theology, which, as I understand it, is everything about the world not supplied by revelation.'}[15].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q603773', 'amount': '+9'}[16].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It goes with a courageous intent to greet the universe as it really is, not to foist our emotional predispositions on it but to courageously accept what our explorations tell us.'}[17].
  • The Varieties of Scientific Experience's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[18].

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Why It Matters

The Varieties of Scientific Experience ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

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