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▪ 2025, Sep
Atoms, Socrates and Quantum Physics: The Quest for a Theory of Everything
(The Simplified Chinese edition of In Search of a Theory of Everything)
▪ 2025-26 MY ASTRONOMY COURSES
(Online Asynchronous: Winter, Summer, Fall)
“Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.”—Plato
Astronomy is considered one of the most enjoyable and popular college courses!
I will be teaching PHYS–130 (Astronomy, 4 credits, with a lab component) as an asynchronous online course at RVCC during:
1. Winter Term 2026: Dec 23, 2025 - Jan 16, 2026
2. Summer I 2026: May 18 - Jun 26
3. Summer II 2026: Jul 06 - Aug 14
4. Fall Semester 2026
PHYS–130 may be used as a Free Elective, General Education, Science General Education, Science Lab General Education course.
An asynchronous online course means that there are no scheduled meeting times and that you will learn at your own pace by accessing the course material (e.g., videos, readings, quizzes) from canvas whenever and from wherever you want but within a given timeframe (with deadlines).
Watch my astronomy "Welcome" video for more information about the course. Briefly, I have my own lecture recordings enriched with computer animations and simulations that breathe life to the spoken words of teaching and make the phenomena of nature more accessible and understandable. I have also created an exclusive astronomy website (accessible to registered students) which contains a wealth of well-structured information about the course, such as lesson goals, brief explanations/definitions of new concepts, detailed notes of my lectures, links to animations and simulations, figures, photos, and much more. It is comprehensive, well-organized, easily navigable, and undoubtedly enhances learning and contributes to student success.
Looking forward to having you as my student.
Watch my astronomy "Welcome" video for more information about the course
Welcome - Astro.mp4Course Description: This is an introductory course in astronomy that tells a scientific story of the universe. It’s a journey of knowledge that begins with the perspectives that the ancients had about the cosmos and gradually evolves into our current more sophisticated understandings of it, offered by modern cosmology and one of humanity’s grandest theories, the big bang. Topics include the origin and evolution of the solar system, the birth and death of stars, black holes, galaxies, and the structure, properties, and expansion of the universe as a whole. The course has a lab component. It may be used to fulfill one semester of a laboratory science requirement for non-science majors, or as an elective for science majors.
▪ 2025, April
Nominated for the RVCC Fulltime Faculty
Excellence in Teaching Award
“Dr. Nicolaides is very passionate about what he teaches during lecture and is consistently interested in the learning experience of students. He is also very kind and approachable, and I believe he maintains a very good motivational system for student learning, balancing exams, homework, and lab assignments very well, creating a class that leaves you feeling like you have learned something, while not being unreasonably difficult.”
Thank You! —Demetris Nicolaides
▪ 2024, Fall IN SEARCH OF A THEORY OF EVERYTHING (in Chinese)
I'm delighted to announce that Oxford University Press has licensed the Simplified Chinese translation rights to my book In Search of a Theory of Everything: The Philosophy Behind Physics. Golden Rose Books of Shanghai will be publishing the translation in the Fall of 2025.
▪ 2024, April Nominated for the RVCC Fulltime Faculty
Excellence in Teaching Award
Thank You!
—Demetris Nicolaides
▪ 2024, May 8 ACADEMIC AWARDS CEREMONY (RVCC)
I'm honored to have presented the "Academic Excellence in Engineering Science Award" to my physics student Olivia O’Donnell, during the annual awards ceremony at Raritan Valley Community College.
Thank you for being my student!
Academic Awards Ceremony link (57:31 mark).
▪ 2024, April 25 RVCC STEM RESEARCH DAY (Science Building 1:00-2:20 pm)
Looking forward to seeing you (and also to being part of the judging panel) at this interesting scientific event at RVCC where our students will have poster presentations of their research.
▪ 2024, April 13 RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPEN HOUSE
Looking forward to meeting you at the Open House of Raritan Valley Community College. Are you interested in STEM? Stop by the Science & Engineering Table, at the Event Center, during "Meet the Faculty & Staff" from 9:00am to 12pm.
•Welcome & Information Session at 9:00am (Location: Nash Theater).
•Financial Aid Information Session at 10:30am (Location: Nash Theater).
• Meet the Faculty & Staff from 9:00am to 12pm (Location: Event Center).
▪ 2023, October 14 SOLAR ECLIPSE
I will be volunteering at the Planetarium of Raritan Valley Community College for the partial solar eclipse. Hope to see you there.
Use this animation to create an eclipse. When a solar eclipse happens there is a new moon, but there isn't a solar eclipse every new moon. An eclipse of the Sun occurs whenever any part of the Moon’s shadow falls on the Earth.
▪ 2023, Aug 19 "ASK THE EXPERTS"
Enjoy my interview with S C I E N T I F I C A M E R I C A N on the Search for a Theory of Everything (the ultimate goal of physics), published in Scientific American’s “Ask the Experts” column. The title of the interview is Will Scientists Ever Find a Theory of Everything?
An excerpt:
… a theory of everything—one that is even broader than physicists’ definition of such a theory—must exist somewhere out there, but humans might not ever find it. And even if we do, “everything” would still not be truly everything. “We could, at least in principle, know the cause of every phenomenon but one,” he [Nicolaides] says. “We could not know or explain the most interesting of the phenomena: why there is something instead of nothing, why there is a ‘nature’ in the first place or ‘Why this nature with these laws? Why not some other type?’ Science can’t answer that.”
▪ 2023, May 20 Dr. Nicolaides is now Professor Emeritus of Physics
Bloomfield College honors Demetris Nicolaides with the title of Professor Emeritus of Physics, in recognition and appreciation for his service he has dedicated to the college.
▪ 2023, February 14-17 SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY
I will be at the University of London to present The Quantum Mechanics of Motion and the Paradoxes of Zeno at the London Science and Philosophy Conference.
▪ 2022, April 8 Destiny King, BRAVO!
You are now a National Conference on Undergraduate Research Award WINNER for your outstanding conference presentation!
"Congratulations to Destiny King from @bloomfieldedu for their winning NCUR Presentation in Natural and Physical Sciences. Join us on April 11 at 2PM ET for the #NCUR2022 Closing Plenary with @LongmireAvital as we celebrate all our winners."--CUR Twitter (April 8, 2022).
▪ 2022, March 24 Destiny King, Congratulations, You're a National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2022 Competition Finalist!
Destiny King - Bloomfield College
"Dear Destiny King, Congratulations on being selected as an NCUR 2022 @Home Competition Finalist for your division! This is quite the accomplishment considering over 2,500 students will be presenting this year." --Council on Undergraduate Research.
. . .
"Dear Demetris, I wanted to congratulate you as your mentoree Destiny King is an NCUR 2022 Competition Finalist. This achievement will be celebrated at the NCUR Award Ceremony on April 11." --Council on Undergraduate Research.
We wish Destiny good luck in her final competition!
Award Certificate
▪ 2022, March CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
Getting ready for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 4 – 8, 2022. Our Astronomy research titled, Twinkle, Twinkle, Variable Star, How I Wonder How Far You Are, will be presented by my student Destiny King, on April 5, at 4:48 PM, ET.
▪ 2022, February NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
(On the Competing Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics)
An excerpt from my new book (in Greek) Αναζητώντας μια Θεωρία των Πάντων is featured in various newspapers in Greece including ekathimerini, polispost, pressreader, phos, trofi. It discusses how philosophy is used to determine what might be more accurate, the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics/physics, or the many-worlds?
According to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, there is only one reality (world, universe), our own. Before an observation, something (Schrödinger's cat, an electron) is all opposite (mutually exclusive) qualities (potential observational outcomes) simultaneously. For example, before we observe, a cat is simultaneously both dead and alive and an electron spins simultaneously clockwise and counterclockwise. Only after we observe, can we determine if the cat (at the moment of observation and only then) is definitely either dead or alive (or if the electron spins definitely in the one or the other direction). Whaaat? :-)
According to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, there are many simultaneous realities (worlds, aka parallel or noninteracting universes) in addition to our own. And every outcome that could have occurred in our own reality (world, universe) but did not, branches off as an alternative reality (it gets realized) in a parallel (i.e., separate) universe. That is, before an observation, something, say Schrödinger's cat, may be alive in one reality but simultaneously dead in another. Now, after an observation, according to which, for example, we observe the cat to say be dead in our universe, the cat may simultaneously still be alive in a parallel universe. Whaaat? :-)
Summary: In the Copenhagen view, a cat, say, is simultaneously both dead and alive only before an observation and in the only universe that exists (i.e., our own); but after an observation, the cat is either only dead or only alive (as we might commonly experience). Whereas, in the many-worlds view, the cat may simultaneously be both dead and alive "always" (i.e., before and after an observation) but in different universes. Here I argue that the many-worlds is a more accurate view of quantum mechanics than the Copenhagen.
▪ 2022, February 18 MY NEW BOOK RELEASE
I’m happy to announce that my latest book (in Greek) Αναζητώντας μια θεωρία των πάντων has just been published.
Είπαν για το βιβλίο:
"Το «Αναζητώντας μια Θεωρία των Πάντων» είναι ακόμη ένα βιβλίο ενός δικού μας Έλληνα βραβευμένου καθηγητή φυσικής, το οποίο αν και σχετικά μικρό σε όγκο, καταφέρνει να συμπιέσει όχι μόνο την νεότερη έκφανση (ίσως και την πιο σημαντική) της φυσικής, αλλά παντρεύει και την φιλοσοφία που υπάρχει πίσω από αυτήν!"—Μιχάλη Κανακουσάκη: newshub.gr
"Ο φυσικός Demetris Nicolaides, έγραψε ένα βιβλίο επιστημονικό μεν, εξαιρετικά απλουστευμένο δε. To βιβλίο «Αναζητώντας μια θεωρία των πάντων», που κυκλοφορεί από τις εκδόσεις «Κάκτος», καταπιάνεται με την φιλοσοφία της επιστήμης, με έναν τρόπο «ήρεμο» και κατανοητό."—Μαριάννα Μητροπούλου: patrisnews
Η θεωρία των πάντων είναι το άλυτο ζητούμενο των φυσικών ανά τους αιώνες: η αναζήτηση ενός μοναδικού κυρίαρχου νόμου που ερμηνεύει όλα τα φαινόμενα της φύσης.
Ο φυσικός Demetris Nicolaides ξεκινά με μια σχετικά απλή ανάλυση της φύσης –όπως αυτή που αναπτύχθηκε από τους σημαντικότερους προσωκρατικούς φιλοσόφους– και εισάγει βαθμιαία τον αναγνώστη στις πιο σύνθετες απόψεις της σύγχρονης φυσικής, για να συνδέσει τελικώς τις δύο, την αρχαία με τη σύγχρονη άποψη.
Ένα συναρπαστικό βιβλίο επιστήμης για όλους, όπου η φυσική και η φιλοσοφία βαδίζουν (ξανά) χέρι-χέρι.
Μια φιλοσοφική θεώρηση της σύγχρονης φυσικής, των νόμων της φύσεως και του σύμπαντος. Ένας διάλογος ανάμεσα στη φιλοσοφία της αρχαίας Ελλάδας και των νόμων της φυσικής. Με κεφάλαια για τη φυσική, την κοσμολογία, τη γεωμετρία και τα μαθηματικά, για τα άτομα της ύλης και της ενέργειας. Με το κύρος του Πανεπιστημίου της Οξφόρδης, γραμμένο από τον Έλληνα Δημήτρη Νικολαΐδη.
▪ 2022, Feb 16-Feb 18
Looking forward to the London Ancient Science Conference, sponsored by UCL of the University of London.
It discusses current research in the fields of ancient science and philosophy.
▪ 2021, December
Congratulations to my student Destiny King! Her research in Astronomy has been accepted for presentation at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 4 – 8, 2022.
"Your submission underwent a rigorous review by experts in your discipline, so you should be very proud of this accomplishment! Your abstract demonstrates a unique contribution to your field of study, and we are glad to offer you the opportunity to present your work to your peers, faculty, and staff from all over the nation."--NCUR
For a preview of Destiny's research, watch her 2-min video here.
▪ 2021, October
Twinkle, Twinkle, Variable Star, How I Wonder How Far You Are!
Astro Research-Destiny.movA Masterful Explanation!
A Masterful Explanation!
In just 2 minutes, my student Destiny King explains beautifully the latest from our research in astronomy. Technical details are included in our paper.
▪ 2021, May 21 With the great mathematician Marion Lee Johnson, intelligent, humble, kind, dreamer, a "Hidden Figure," a crucial member of the NASA team responsible for America's successful First Manned Lunar Landing on July 20, 1969, with the Apollo 11 mission, where Neil Armstrong said "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." --Bloomfield College Commencement.
"Demetris, you are smarter than me. [Or, who might you be?]"
-Marion Lee Johnson (whispered to me)
▪ 2021 I'm honored In Search of a Theory of Everything was named ...
one of the best Philosophy of Physics books of all time & one of the best new Philosophy of Physics books
▪ 2021, Mar 7 BERGEN COUNTY ACADEMIES (BCA) RESEARCH EXPO
Looking forward to be part of the judging process at this interesting scientific event of exploratory research and discovery by the great students of Bergen County Academies.
▪ 2020-2022 Professor Nicolaides' Students Use LCO to Perform Cutting-Edge Astronomy Research
Destiny King
Under the mentorship of Dr. Nicolaides, students Destiny King, Diana Sanchez-Marcelo, and Sandra Moreno Cristobal use LCO (Las Cumbres Observatory, the Headquarters and Data Center of a global network of robotic telescopes) to measure the properties of stars light years away.
Light is produced by nuclear fusion in the hot dense cores of massive stars. It takes millions of years to find its way to the surface of a star, from where it is radiated into a new journey in space and time until it is captured by our telescopes and our imagination. It is analyzed by modern technological devices, sophisticated computer algorithms, complex physics and mathematics, and, ultimately, by critical human mind.
▪ 2020, August Dr. Nicolaides' New Book Is Included in THE OXFORD SCHOLARSHIP ONLINE
▪ 2020, July Is Motion an Illusion of the Senses?
Demetris Nicolaides wrote for Oxford University Press's Academic Insights for the Thinking World.
Discover the paradox that argues the verifiability of motion.
▪ 2020, July From Our Astronomy Research
Do you too see the heart-shape pattern of stars, or is it just me? :-)
The bright star in the middle of the image is called V0350 Mus and is in the constellation Musca (in the southern sky). We measured its distance and found it to be 538 light years away from the Earth. We also measured its brightness over a period of time and discovered that it varies periodically: it gets brighter (and hotter) and fainter (and cooler) as it contracts and expands in a cycle of 9 hours.
For the image, we used the Siding Spring Observatory (New South Wales, Australia) and the South Africa Astronomical Observatory (Sutherland, South Africa), both of which are part of a global network of robotic telescopes.
▪ 2020, June 1 MY NEW BOOK IS RELEASED TODAY
In Search of a Theory of Everything is an adventurous journey through space and time on a quest for the theory that will ultimately explain all the phenomena of nature via a single immutable overarching law.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Recorded Books selected it for inclusion in their audiobook programme.
A philosophical contemplation of cutting-edge physics, In Search of a Theory of Everything offers readers groundbreaking insight into the unknown.
▪ 2020, June The Philosophy of Physics (by Demetris Nicolaides)
Oxford Academic Medium Channel
▪ 2020 Dr. Nicolaides is a McNair Faculty Mentor
The McNair Scholars Program is named after Dr. Ronald McNair, a physicist and NASA astronaut.
▪ 2020, June ASTRONOMY WEBINAR
New pedagogical methods in teaching astronomy
▪ 2020 REACHING FOR THE STARS: LITERALLY
(Professor Nicolaides' Astronomy Research)
Mentorees:
Destiny King (Bloomfield College)
Diana Sanchez-Marcelo (Bloomfield College)
Sandra Moreno (Bloomfield College, now Gardner-Webb University)
Attended a science lecture at the Virtual April Meeting of the American Physical Society.
Time: Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
"Join us online for a free public lecture, "Seeing the Unseeable: Capturing an Image of a Black Hole," presented by Dr. Sheperd Doeleman.
Black holes are cosmic objects so small and dense that nothing, not even light, can escape their gravitational pull. Until recently, no one had ever seen what a black hole actually looked like.
Led by Dr. Doeleman, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) made history by capturing an image of the event horizon of a black hole, where gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape. You are invited to hear Dr. Doeleman speak about the results of this accomplishment and the steps it took to get there." --APS
▪ 2020, April-Summer YOUR DAILY EQUATION WITH PHYSICIST BRIAN GREENE
"Your Daily Equation is a new series in which Brian Greene offers brief and breezy discussions of equations that can tickle the mind and change our understanding of reality."--World Science U
▪ 2020, Mar 24 THE COSMIC WONDERS OF THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
Attended a live webinar on the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope organized by NASA Night Sky Network.
"After three decades of observations, the Hubble Space Telescope has redefined cosmic wonder. Both the broad range of scientific discoveries and the immensely rich tapestry of images have vastly extended the boundaries of what was previously thought possible. Its resounding impacts from planetary systems to the edge of the universe and from scientific journals to popular culture have made it the most important telescope since Galileo’s. Join Dr. Summers for a lavishly illustrated exploration of the history, accomplishments, and celestial splendor of Hubble."-Astronomical Society of the Pacific
▪ 2020, Mar 1 BERGEN COUNTY ACADEMIES (BCA) RESEARCH EXPO
Looking forward to be part of the judging panel at this interesting scientific event of exploratory research and discovery by the great students of Bergen County Academies.
▪ 2020, Feb 17-21 LONDON ANCIENT SCIENCE CONFERENCE
I'll give a talk titled, Einstein’s Block Universe and Parmenides’s Being, at the London Ancient Science Conference hosted by the University of London. Th, Feb 20, 11:30 am.
▪ 2019, April 13-16 PHYSICS CONFERENCE
Professor Nicolaides prepares for the April Meeting of the American Physical Society in Denver, Colorado.
▪ 2018, June 25-29 PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE (Delphi, Greece)
Professor Demetris Nicolaides will be at the International Association for Presocratic Studies to present his research on the philosophy of physics. The Association's conference will take place at the European Cultural Centre at Delphi, Greece, 25-29 June 2018. His topic, Presocratics vs. Modern Physics.
▪ 2018, May 8 Completed LOOP QUANTUM GRAVITY: on-line from WORLD SCIENCE U
▪ 2018, February 17 POPULAR TALK: A Cosmic Voyage: Fasten Your Seatbelt but Let Your Mind Fly
Professor Nicolaides is invited to speak about science to the high school students from the Eagle Academy of Newark, NJ. The title of his presentation is, A Cosmic Voyage: Fasten Your Seatbelt but Let Your Mind Fly.
DATE: Saturday, Feb 17, 2018
TIME: 10:00 am—12:00 pm
PLACE: Bloomfield College, Room 141, College Hall
▪ 2017, December 1 POPULAR TALK: From the Big Bang to New York: A Brief History of the Universe
Professor Nicolaides is invited to speak about science to the students of the Cathedral School of New York. The title of his presentation is, From the Big Bang to New York: A Brief History of the Universe.
DATE: Friday, Dec 1, 2017
TIME: 1:30 am—3:00 pm
PLACE: Cathedral School, NY
▪ 2017, July 12 BOOK DISCUSSION for the MIT Book Club of NNJ
I'm honored that the MIT Book Club of Northern NJ has selected my book for their next reading/discussion and has invited me to present it. I look forward to the event.
DATE: Wednesday, July 12
TIME: 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
PLACE: Prezzo Italian Restaurant in Warren, NJ.
▪ 2017, June 8-10 STEM/STEAM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Professor Nicolaides presents "Nature Explained Naturally" at the Hawaii University International Conferences on Science, Technology & Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Education (STEM/STEAM).
▪ 2016, June 14 SPECIAL RELATIVITY Certificate of Achievement with Distinction: from WORLD SCIENCE U
I am glad to have studied (on-line) and to have received a certificate of achievement with distinction for re-learning Einstein's theory of Special Relativity. This is a math-based university level course that I first took years ago as an undergraduate student. The difference between then and now is that now the course is enriched with computer animations that make it more alive. Additionally, now the course is taught by master teacher, science communicator, bestselling author, theoretical physicist, and Columbia University professor, Brian Greene.
▪ 2016, May 25 SPACE, TIME AND EINSTEIN Certificate: from WORLD SCIENCE U
I am glad to have studied (on-line) and to have received a certificate of participation for re-learning Einstein's theories on space and time. This is a conceptual university level course that I first took years ago as an undergraduate student. The difference between then and now is that now the course is enriched with computer animations that make it more alive. Additionally, now the course is taught by master teacher, science communicator, bestselling author, theoretical physicist, and Columbia University professor, Brian Greene.
▪ 2016, April 25 PHILOSOPHY
Professor Nicolaides becomes a member of the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PRESOCRATIC STUDIES, an organization that promotes the study of early Greek philosophy and facilitates interactions among scholars in the field.
▪ 2016, April 16-19 PHYSICS CONFERENCE
Professor Nicolaides presents at the April Meeting of the American Physical Society, in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 17, 2016.
TALK TITLE: The Quest for the Primary Substance of Matter
▪ 2015, October - Bloomfield College interviews Dr. Nicolaides
▪ 2015, October 20 BOOK PRESENTATION
My book, In the Light of Science, will be presented at the Barnes & Noble bookstore of Bloomfield College. I look forward to seeing you.
DATE: Tuesday, October 20
TIME: 2:30 pm—3:30 pm
PLACE: Barnes & Noble at Bloomfield College, 43 Broad Street, NJ, 07003
With my students--Thanks!
▪ 2015-2023
Professor Nicolaides is a member of the Holley Advisory Board, at Bloomfield College. Holley events are concerned with a variety of ethical issues.
▪ 2015, April
I'm honored that my book, In the Light of Science, is reviewed alongside To Explain the World, the book of world-renowned physicist and physics Nobel laureate, Steven Weinberg: "The two books are as much philosophical as historical and as much about the present as the past."—PHYSICS TODAY. (Print Ed.: vol 68, issue 4, p. 53, April 2015). The print version of this review is titled: How Revolutionary Was the Scientific Revolution?
"Physics Today is the flagship publication of the American Institute of Physics ... . [It] is the most influential and closely followed physics magazine in the world and provides original articles and timely news on ground-breaking research in physics and related sciences."
▪ 2015, March
In the Light of Science is included in the March 2015 issue of the British Journal for the History of Science of Cambridge University Press.
▪ 2015, March
In the Light of Science becomes a LIBRARY JOURNAL BESTSELLER.
Library Journal’s Best Sellers is compiled from data on books borrowed and requested (placed on hold) at public libraries throughout the United States.
▪ 2015, March 22
Hi Everyone,
My book, In the Light of Science, will be presented at:
The Book Exposition of The Athenians' Society of New York
DATE: March 22
TIME: 3:00 pm—7:00 pm
ADDRESS: Saint Demetrios Cathedral of Astoria, 30-03 30th Drive, Astoria, NY, 11102
2015, March 17
▪ 2015, March 17 BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE
Professor Nicolaides is invited to a panel discussion on ethics. His topic is Physics and Free Will.
DATE: Tuesday, March 17
TIME: 2:15 pm—3:45 pm
ADDRESS: Library, Shelby Art Room, Bloomfield College, NJ, 07003
▪ 2015, January 3-6 HAWAII CONFERENCE
Professor Nicolaides presents at the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences & Education Conference, in Honolulu Hawaii, January 3-6, 2015. His topic is: Religion, Philosophy, and Science: Their Earliest Interplay.
He is also the chair of the session on History, Philosophy, and Religion.
▪2014, November 4
Hi Everyone,
My book, In the Light of Science, is released today, Nov 4, 2014.
"This unique approach to the history of science reveals the important links between the ancient past and the present scientific endeavor to understand the universe. Physicist Demetris Nicolaides examines the epochal shift in thinking that led pre-Socratic philosophers of the sixth and fifth centuries BCE to abandon the prevailing mythologies of the age and, for the first time, to analyze the natural world in terms of impersonal, rationally understood principles. In the Light of science is a remarkable chronicle of the many ways that the discoveries of long ago continue to inspire scientists in our own era." —Prometheus Books
▪ 2014
Demetris Nicolaides is featured at Hawaii University International Conferences.
▪2014, January 4-6 HAWAII CONFERENCE
Professor Nicolaides presents* at the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Conference, in Honolulu Hawaii, January 4-6, 2014. His topic is:
How Human Idiosyncrasy, Culture, and Biology Aided in the Development of a Rationalistic Interpretation of Nature.
*Nature, on Jan 3 2014, unleashed her fury and her resulting snowstorm just before my departure caused the cancellation of both my initial and rescheduled flights to Honolulu—so unfortunately I did not make it despite being in the conference's program (p. 22). I finally presented this paper in Jan 2015 (see the 2015 conference program, p. 71).
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