Charles Darwin [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Ruse

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910145026403321
• Autore: Ruse Michael
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008
• ISBN: 1-282-13842-1; 9786612138423; 1-4443-0136-5; 1-4443-0137-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Collana: Blackwell great minds ; ; 5
• Classificazione: 42.01
• Disciplina: 576.8092
• Soggetti: Evolution
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [308]-323) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Charles Darwin -- On the origin of species -- One long argument -- Neo-Darwinism -- The consilience : one -- The consilience : two -- Humans -- Knowledge -- Morality -- Religious belief -- The origins of religion -- The Darwinian revolution.
• Sommario/riassunto: ""This is a very good, and a very enjoyable, book. The is conversational, lively and well-informed. Ruse has a real gift for conveying the gist of an idea intelligently and effectively and with integrity as well as verve.""<br /> <i>- Peter Loptson, University of Guelph</i><br /> ""If you want to understand Darwinism and what it implies about nature, human nature, knowledge, morality and religion, this book is an unparalleled introduction and resource.""<br /> <i>- Richard A. Richards, University of Alabama</i><br /> ""Michael Ruse is a superstar among scholars interested in Darwin and D