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Informationen zum Autor Michael Ruse is the Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University.As a prominent philosopher of science, he is well known for his work on the relationship between science and religion, the creation-evolution controversy and the demarcation problem within science. He has published over 25 books: most recently, Reflections on the Origin of Species, with David Reznick (Princeton UP, 2008); Science and Spirituality: Making Room for Faith in the Age of Science (Cambridge UP, 2010); and Atheism: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford UP, 2015). Klappentext In Agents Under Fire, Menuge defends a robust notion of agency and intentionaility against eliminative and naturalistic alternatives, showing the interconnections between the philosophy of mind, theology, and Intelligent Design. Zusammenfassung In Agents Under Fire! Menuge defends a robust notion of agency and intentionaility against eliminative and naturalistic alternatives! showing the interconnections between the philosophy of mind! theology! and Intelligent Design. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Skyhooks and Cranes: The Challenge of Reductionism Chapter 4 Strong Agent Reductionism: Materialism and the Rationality of Science Chapter 5 Weak Agent Reductionism: Science and the Rationality of Materialism Chapter 6 Bait and Switch: Indirectness and Biological Unity Chapter 7 The Alchemy of the Mind: Indirectness and Psychological Unity Chapter 8 Beyond Skinnerian Creatures: A Defense of the Lewis-Plantinga Argument Against Evolutionary Naturalism Chapter 9 Intentionality, Information and Displacement: The Legitimacy of Design Chapter 10 Science and Christianity: Dogmatism and Dialogue Chapter 11 Index Chapter 12 About the Author
