Instructions for Using This Page
Each of the sections of this web page links to a resource that will help to remind you of this module of our Science, Philosophy and Spirituality course. Just click on the section, and you will be linked to the resource.
If you regularly visit these resource pages, you will notice that this page markets a difference from prior pages. For this session, each of the four “timeline” slides (Life, Energy, Physical Reality, and Complexity) contains clickable links to eight handouts — one for each of the points on the timeline. The image below illustrates how this works for Maxwell’s Equations, and it operates similarly for each of the eight points on each of the four slides.
Because if this improvement, clickable links to individual handouts are not provided directly on this page. Instead, there is a link to a single PDF file that contains all the handouts from this session, along with a clickable Table of Contents that acts as a navigation centre to each handout.
Also, book recommendations are contained in each handout for each specific topic, making this page the most comprehensive guide to a topic that we have managed to provide during the whole life of the group so far.
Enjoy!
Link to PDF of the slides shown in the session.
Revolutions in our understanding of Life, Energy, Physical Reality, and Complexity as a result of scientific advances since 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition. Embedded in this presentation are slides to individual handouts explaining each of the major discoveries covered in the session, along with their implications.
Link to Article: “Human Nature in Light of our Current Scientific Knowledge“
This article summarises the “state of the art” in each of the four areas covered in the session, and then considers the implications for our understanding of human nature.
Link to the Session’s Handouts
A handy document for you to download, with all your information in one place. Link to a PDF (222 pages long) containing all the handouts prepared for this session, with a clickable Table of Contents.
Link to Course Home Page
Click on this link to return to the Home Page for Season 2 of the Shepway and District u3a Science, Philosophy and Spirituality programme.
