Evolution as a Religion - Strange Hopes and Stranger Fears

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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;

Zusammenfassung

This classic book by one of Britain's finest philosophers is a punchy, compelling and lively indictment of the notion of science as a religion.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Mary Midgley
• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 21.02.2002
• EAN: 9780415278324
• ISBN: 978-0-415-27832-4
• Seiten: 226
• Gewicht: 570 g
• Illustration: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Serie: Routledge Classics
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Naturwissenschaften allgemein; PHILOSOPHY / General, RELIGION / General, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, Philosophy