From Cells to the Cosmos: An Integrative Approach to Ontology, Ethics, and Stewardship.
This article presents a philosophical paradigm shift grounded in cellular biology, repositioning life, rather than human consciousness, as the ontological and epistemological foundation for understanding and participating in reality. Drawing on emerging research in bioelectricity, cognition-based ev...
| Published in: | Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 421 - 446 |
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