Heavens on earth : the scientific search for the afterlife, immortality, and utopia
(Book)
Author
Status
Lyons Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
202.3 SHE
1 available
202.3 SHE
1 available
Wolcott Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
202.3 She
1 available
202.3 She
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Lyons Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 202.3 SHE | Available |
Wolcott Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 202.3 She | Available |
More Details
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-287) and index.
Description
"In his most ambitious work yet, Shermer sets out to discover what drives humans’ belief in life after death, focusing on recent scientific attempts to achieve immortality by radical life extentionists, extropians, transhumanists, cryonicists, and mind-uploaders, along with utopians who have attempted to create heaven on earth. For millennia, religions have concocted numerous manifestations of heaven and the afterlife, the place where souls go after the death of the physical body. Religious leaders have toiled to make sense of this place that a surprising 74% of Americans believe exists, but from which no one has ever returned to report what it is really like. Heavens on Earth concludes with an uplifting paean to purpose and progress and what we can do in the here-and-now, whether or not there is a hereafter."--Jacket flap.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Shermer, M. (2018). Heavens on earth: the scientific search for the afterlife, immortality, and utopia (First edition.). Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shermer, Michael. 2018. Heavens On Earth: The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shermer, Michael. Heavens On Earth: The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shermer, Michael. Heavens On Earth: The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia First edition., Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.