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Starry messenger, cosmic perspectives on civilization, Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Starry messenger, cosmic perspectives on civilization, Neil deGrasse Tyson

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eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-256) and index

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illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Starry messenger

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Sub title

cosmic perspectives on civilization

Summary

Bringing a 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

Table Of Contents

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

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Cosmic perspectives on civilization

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