Evolution as a Religion

Strange Hopes and Stranger Fears

Gebonden Engels 2002 2e druk 9780415278324
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According to a profile in The Guardian, Mary Midgley is 'the foremost scourge of scientific pretensions in this country; someone whose wit is admired even by those who feel she sometimes oversteps the mark'. Considered one of Britain's finest philosophers, Midgley exposes the illogical logic of poor doctrines that shelter themselves behind the prestige of science. Always at home when taking on the high priests of evolutionary theory - Dawkins, Wilson and their acolytes - she has famously described evolution as 'the creation-myth of our age'. In Evolution as a Religion, she examines how science comes to be used as a substitute for religion and points out how badly that role distorts it. As ever, her argument is flawlessly insightful: a punchy, compelling, lively indictment of these misuses of science. Both the book and its author are true classics of our time.

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ISBN13:9780415278324
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:226
Uitgever:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Druk:2

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Introduction; Chapter 1 Evolutionary Dramas; Chapter 2 Do Science and Religion Compete?; Chapter 3 Demarcation Disputes; Chapter 4 The Irresistible Escalator; Chapter 5 Choosing a World; Chapter 6 The Problem of Direction; Chapter 7 Scientist and Superscientist; Chapter 8 Dazzling Prospects; Chapter 9 Black Holes; Chapter 10 Freedom and the Monte Carlo Drama; Chapter 11 Scientific Education and Human Transience; Chapter 12 Mixed Antitheses; Chapter 13 Science, Scepticism and Awe; Chapter 14 The Service of Self and the Service of Kali; Chapter 15 Who or what is Selfish?; Chapter 16 Dreaming and Waking; Chapter 17 The Limits of Individualism; Chapter 18 The Vulnerable World and Its Claims on US;

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