Darwins Philosophical Legacy

There is hardly any university, college, or even high school left where they do not teach Darwinism-and rightly so. Yet, most of these places do more preaching than teaching. They teach more than they should, and at the same time, they teach less than they should.
This book wants to evaluate Darwin's legacy from a philosophical viewpoint by trying to analyze the strong points as well as the weak points of what came to be known as neo-Darwinism.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Selection Filter: The Good Legacy
Chapter 2: Selection Filter? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 3: Heredity: The Good Legacy
Chapter 4: Heredity? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 5: Reductionism: The Good Legacy
Chapter 6: Reductionism? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 7: Unified Theory: The Good Legacy
Chapter 8: Unified Theory? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 9: Randomness: The Good Legacy
Chapter 10: Randomness? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 11: No Purpose: The Good Legacy
Chapter 12: No Purpose? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 13: No Designer: The Good Legacy
Chapter 14: No Designer? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 15: Gradualism: The Good Legacy
Chapter 16: Gradualism? A Not-So-Good Legacy
Chapter 17: No Thresholds: The Good Legacy
Chapter 18: No Thresholds? A Not-So-Good Legacy

About the author

Gerard M. Verschuuren is a human geneticist who also earned a doctorate in the philosophy of science. He has studied and worked at universities in Europe and the United States. Currently semi-retired, he spends most of his time as a writer, speaker, and consultant on the interface of science and religion, faith and reason.

Product details

• Authors: Gerard M. Verschuuren, Verschuuren Gerard M.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2014
• EAN: 9780739190586
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9058-6
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, Evolution / Evolutionary biology