Trust: The spiritual impulse after Darwin - Paperback

by Loren M. Fishman MD (Author)

Trust: the spiritual impulse after Darwin uncovers the single common basis for both science and religion: faith that we people have in each other. We trust each other to discern and then tell the truth. The fact that science has progressed so far reveals the extent to which that trust is justified. The story of how humankind came to trust itself adequately is philosophical as well as historical. This naturally leads to how our trust can be and must be strengthened for our future.

Author Biography

Loren M. Fishman, M.d., B. Phil. (oxon.) left Oxford after earning an advanced degree in philosophy, spending three years in India before returning to the United States to study medicine. He has led a private practice in New York City for 30 years, authoring more than 80 academic publications and books, and teaching residents at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. He has thought about trust throughout these years and assembled his thoughts and research in the last decade.