Stephen Hawking: cosmic commodity

Physics World ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 41-42
Author(s):  
Laura Hiscott
Keyword(s):  
Stephen Hawking

Towards a Contemporary Philosophy of Islamic Science

1990 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Anwar Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Work ◽  
Single Observation ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Stephen Hawking ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Theoretical Physicist ◽  
Islamic Science ◽  
Rational Mind ◽  
Understanding Of Science

Our understanding of science itself as a body of knowledge and as asystem of analysis and research has changed over the last decades, just asover the last two centuries, or especially after the age of Enlightement inEurope, science has become more powerful, more sophisticated and complex.It is rather difficult to determine where science ends and where technologybegins. In fact there is a gmwing awareness that the physical or nam sciences,as a means of studying and understanding nature, are relying on the more“humanistic“ and cultural approaches adopted by the social sciences or thehumanities. The tradition of natural science is being challenged by newdiscoveries of the non-physical and non-natural sciences which go beyondthe physical world.Certainly research is vital for the growth and development of all sciencesthat attempt to discover and understand the “secrets” of nature. The validityof any scientific theory depends on its research and methodological premisesand even that-its proposition or theories (in the words of a leading cosmologistand theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking) -is tentative. Hawlung says: “Anyphysical theory is always provisional, in the sense that it is only a hypothesis:you can never prove it. No matter how many times the results of experimentsagree with some theory, you can never be sure that the next time the resultwill not contradict the theory. On the other hand, you can disprove a theoryby finding even a single observation that disagrees with the predictions ofthe theory.”The history of Western science is rooted in the idea of finding the ’truth’by objectivity. Nothing can be believed until there is a scientific proof ofits existence, or until it can be logically accepted by the rational mind. Theclassical scenario of scientific work gives you an austere picture of heroicactivity, undertaken against all odds, a ceaseless effort to subjugate hostileand menacing nature, and to tame its formidable forces. Science is depicted ...

Processos midiáticos: a cultura do mito

Temática ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wellington Anselmo Martins
Keyword(s):  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Stephen Hawking

O objeto de pesquisa deste artigo é o discurso midiático feito sobre o astrofísico Stephen Hawking. O jornal brasileiro Folha de S.Paulo é o meio de comunicação delimitado para estudo. O período para levantamento de dados midiáticos é de janeiro até março de 2015. Este artigo é parte integrante de uma pesquisa maior, que pretende estuda a imagem midiática de Stephen Hawking do ano de 2015 inteiro. O objetivo geral deste estudo é responder à seguinte questão: na grande mídia brasileira, especialmente no jornal delimitado, há sinais de discurso mitificador sobre o astrofísico Stephen Hawking? Os objetivos específicos são dois: primeiro, apresentar resumidamente a noção de “mito” segundo a semiologia de Roland Barthes; segundo, aplicar o método análise de conteúdo para levantamento e crítica dos textos publicados pela Folha de S.Paulo. Os resultados desta pesquisa, enfim, confirmam que há elementos de “hawkinidade” no material analisado.Palavras-chave: Mitificação. Stephen Hawking. Folha de S. Paulo. Semiologia. Roland Barthes.

Stephen Hawking (1942–2018)

Resonance ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-31
Author(s):  
Rajesh Gopakumar ◽  
Spenta R. Wadia
Keyword(s):  
Stephen Hawking

Physicists mourn Stephen Hawking

Physics World ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 6-7
Author(s):  
Matin Durrani
Keyword(s):  
Stephen Hawking

scholarly journals STEPHEN HAWKING: SPACE, TIME AND QUANTA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro Carfora
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Stephen Hawking

A brief introduction to the scientic work of Stephen Hawking and to his contributions to our understanding of the interplay between general relativity and quantum theory.

scholarly journals As Representações de Stephen Hawking em Filmes Biográficos

2021 ◽  
pp. e16539
Author(s):  
João Fernandes ◽  
Guilherme Lima ◽  
Orlando Gomes Aguiar Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Stephen Hawking

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar dois filmes biográficos de Stephen Hawking com o intuito de identificar as representações do cientista presentes em obras cinematográficas. Para isso, a investigação contou com a análise fílmica e os filmes foram categorizados seguindo as principais representações identificadas pela literatura. A análise identificou as representações mais comuns presentes nas cenas e sequências em que o protagonista atuou, levando em consideração o contexto de determinadas ações do cientista. A representação de gênio foi a mais evidente nos dois filmes. Os resultados indicaram que as obras analisadas, de gênero biográfico, também estão fadadas a permear estereótipos que contribuem com uma visão deturpada do cientista e do labor científico, assim como acontece em outros gêneros cinematográficos.

scholarly journals Chaos and Order: Contemporary Cosmology and Myth

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Milan Tomašević
Keyword(s):  
Modern Science ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Stephen Hawking ◽  
Modern Cosmology ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Concise Definition

The paper offers a definition of cosmology and its connections with mythology, and presents contemporary theories as a secular mythical narrative suitable for anthropological analysis. The paper is dedicated to emphasizing the folklore characteristics of modern cosmology and points to the importance of popular cosmological narratives as reading that contains culturally, philosophically and even religiously relevant elements. Special attention is paid to cosmogonic myths that describe the state of the universe before the creation of space and time. A parallel has been drawn between modern cosmology and conventional cosmogonic myths. In the end, the paper offers a concise definition of popular cosmology and recalls the most important authors and popularizers of modern theories. The main task of the paper is to present the basic concepts that can contribute to a complete understanding of the anthropological character of the presentation of contemporary cosmology that we encounter in popular narratives. The aim of such an analysis is to observe the depth of the significance of modern science for creating a philosophical picture of the world that inherits secular worldviews. By treating popular cosmology as a modern myth, the paper presents a new dimension of the significance of scientific theories for today's civilization. Such an approach unravels the strictly positivist halo of cosmology and points to its anthropological character. The concepts highlighted in the paper serve as an illustration of the significance that the image of the universe and the position of the Earth has for the history of civilization. By presenting the cultural dimension of cosmology, it opens a space for dialogue between different branches of scientific research, i.e. it contributes to the communication of philosophy and science. Equally important, by illuminating the folklore character of the narrative of the origin and history of the universe, a training ground is created for philosophers and theologians who, in their own ways, interpret the creation of everything around us. By drawing attention to authors such as Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lawrence Kraus, Stephen Hawking, Michio Kaku and others, as contemporary bards and narrators, the paper seeks to contribute to the understanding of popular cosmology as an expression of modern man's need for great stories, for narratives that transcend the spatial and temporal frames of one generation, and that is exactly what myths do.

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