RT Article
T1 Wonder Sustained: A Reply to Critics
JF Zygon
VO 54
IS 2
SP 426
OP 453
A1 Sideris, Lisa H. 1965-
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1669074994
AB A set of science-inspired cosmic narratives referred to as the Epic of Evolution and the Universe Story or, collectively, the new cosmology, proposes to bring humans closer to nature by placing us into the broader narrative of the cosmos. This article responds to commentary and critique on my book Consecrating Science: Wonder, Knowledge, and the Natural World, which critically examines these science-based cosmic narratives and their particular and problematic modes and objects of wonder. Themes include the relationship of wonder to science and ethical engagement; the question of whether wonder, grounded in everyday sensory experience, can scale up to the level of global environmental problems; the relevance of wonder to nonideal environments and negative affects like fear or grief; and the importance of humanistic and religious studies scholarship for critiquing grand narratives of science, among other themes. I also respond to claims that my book misdiagnoses and distorts the work of the new cosmology and its claims to wonder.
K1 Universe Story
K1 Consecrating Science
K1 Humanities
K1 new cosmology
K1 Wonder
DO 10.1111/zygo.12517