Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life: How Evolutionary Theory Undermines Everything You Thought You Knew
Autor Steve Stewart-Williamsen Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 sep 2010
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521762786
ISBN-10: 0521762782
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 161 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0521762782
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 161 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cuprins
1. Darwin and the big questions; Part I. Darwin Gets Religion: 2. Clash of the Titans; 3. Design after Darwin; 4. Darwin's God; 5. God as gap filler; 6. Darwin and the problem of evil; 7. Wrapping up religion; Part II. Life After Darwin: 8. Human beings and their place in the universe; 9. The status of human beings among the animals; 10. Meaning of life, RIP?; Part III. Morality Stripped of Superstition: 11. Evolving good; 12. Remaking morality; 13. Uprooting the doctrine of human dignity; 14. Evolution and the death of right and wrong.
Recenzii
'Steve Stewart-Williams explains how evolutionary thought challenges many deep-seated assumptions about God, morality, and human superiority and raises significant questions about such things as euthanasia, suicide, and the way we treat non-human animals. While it has become commonplace for many to equate Darwin's legacy with the stripping away of the moral and the good and to replace it with unpalatable 'Darwinist' alternatives that advocate amorality, nihilism, and a world where 'might makes right', Stewart-Williams carefully and entertainingly shows that, on the contrary, the world after Darwin remains meaningful, wondrous, and intrinsically moral.' Stephen Hill, Massey University
'This is an important, accessible, and timely book for anyone wishing to understand the implications of evolutionary theory for standard views of human nature, morality and religion.' Stephen Boulter, Oxford Brookes University
'This is an important, accessible, and timely book for anyone wishing to understand the implications of evolutionary theory for standard views of human nature, morality and religion.' Stephen Boulter, Oxford Brookes University
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Descriere
Examines the implications of evolutionary theory and evolutionary psychology for some of the most important philosophical questions.