Science and Religion

Zusatztext Thomas Dixon has made a delightful contribution to this OUP series of Very Short Introductions. Informationen zum Autor Thomas Dixon is Lecturer in History at Queen Mary, University of London. A member of the International Society for Science and Religion and an expert on modern intellectual history, he writes regularly for the Times Literary Supplement, and has published books about the history of psychology and about Victorian moral philosophy. Klappentext From the trial of Galileo through to today's controversy over the teaching of 'Intelligent Design' in schools, there has been a long history of conflict between science and religion. This balanced and thought-provoking account avoids polemic, to explore the key philosophical arguments on both sides of this fascinating and complex debate. Zusammenfassung From the trial of Galileo through to today's controversy over the teaching of 'Intelligent Design' in schools, there has been a long history of conflict between science and religion. This balanced and thought-provoking account avoids polemic, to explore the key philosophical arguments on both sides of this fascinating and complex debate. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. What are science-religion debates really about? ; 2. Galileo and the philosophy of science ; 3. Does God act in nature? ; 4. Darwin and evolution ; 5. Creationism and Intelligent Design ; 6. Mind and morality ; References and Further Reading

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thomas Dixon, Thomas (Professor of History Dixon
• Editore: Oxford University Press Trade
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.06.2008
• EAN: 9780199295517
• ISBN: 978-0-19-929551-7
• Dimensioni: 110 mm x 172 mm x 8 mm
• Serie: Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; A Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions; A Very Short Introductions; Very Short Introduction
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Società; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia