Unweaving the Rainbow
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Unweaving the Rainbow is a popular science book by Richard Dawkins that explores how scientific understanding deepens, rather than diminishes, our sense of wonder about the natural world.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Unweaving the Rainbow canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| aim |
to counter the view that science destroys mystery
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to show that science enhances aesthetic appreciation ⓘ |
| author | Richard Dawkins ⓘ |
| centralArgument | scientific explanations deepen our sense of beauty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
astrology as unscientific
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misuse of science in support of mysticism ⓘ paranormal beliefs ⓘ |
| discusses |
evolutionary explanations of perception
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probabilistic thinking in everyday life ⓘ role of metaphor in science ⓘ |
| follows | Climbing Mount Improbable ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
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science communication ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasPart | chapters ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | scientific naturalism ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
biology
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physics ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Lamia
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surface form:
poem "Lamia"
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| intendedAudience |
general readership
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readers interested in science and philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
appreciation of nature through science
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critique of pseudoscience ⓘ public understanding of science ⓘ relationship between science and wonder ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
explanation does not equal disenchantment
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science as a source of poetic wonder ⓘ |
| partOf | Richard Dawkins bibliography ⓘ |
| precedes | A Devil's Chaplain ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Houghton Mifflin
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Penguin Books ⓘ |
| subject |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ evolution ⓘ genetics ⓘ optics ⓘ paranormal claims ⓘ probability and statistics ⓘ scientific method ⓘ skepticism ⓘ superstition ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | a line from the poem "Lamia" by John Keats ⓘ |
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