War of the worldviews - Deepak Chopra

Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Hawking have had a major impact on the loud and popular debate between 'aggressive atheists' and religion. The huge sales of their bestselling books show just how much interest people have in their ideas.

Now 'the rock star of the new spirituality', Deepak Chopra, is entering this debate, sparring with leading physicist, Professor Leonard Mlodinow (the co-author, with Stephen Hawking, of The Grand Design).

In War of the Worldviews, Chopra argues that there is design in our universe and a deep intelligence behind life. Without defending organised religion, he debunks randomness as an explanation for how Nature evolves and shows how consciousness comes first and matter second.

On the other side, Mlodinow argues the viewpoint of science, specifically what modern quantum physics can tell us about our world. In his view, physics, genetics and cosmology will shed far more light on the big questions than rethinking ancient spiritual concepts can ever do.

A major work of our time, War of the Worldviews offers much food for thought for those fascinated by the two sides of this modern conundrum.

Deepak Chopra is the author of more than 50 books, both non-fiction and fiction. They have been translated into more than 35 languages and include the huge international bestseller Ageless Body, Timeless Mind. His website address is: www.deepakchopra.com

Professor Leonard Mlodinow received his doctorate in theoretical physics from the University of California at Berkeley. He teaches at Caltech.

"Leonard Mlodinow is a lucid thinker and engaging writer"
Stephen Hawking

"Deepak Chopra did an excellent job ... this is an interesting and provocative book which will be read and talked about for a long time"
Hans Peter Duerr, Max-Planck Institute

"We need a worldview grounded in science that does not deny the richness of human nature...This book points the way ..."
His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"A remarkable contribution to the history of ideas; eminently readable, no matter what side of the fence you are on"
Prof. V S Ramachandran, author of The Tell Tale Brain

"Two compelling figures of our time mindfully joust on the battlefield of brain, cosmos, and evolution... a win-win for the authors and for every reader."
Dr Rudolph Tanzi, Harvard Medical School