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UNINA9910450166703321 |
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Autore |
Midgley Mary <1919-2018.> |
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Titolo |
Evolution as a Religion [[electronic resource] ] : Strange Hopes and Stranger Fears |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-36168-7 |
1-280-21738-3 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Evolution |
Religion and science |
Religious aspects |
Religion - General |
Religion |
Philosophy & Religion |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Copyright Page; Evolution as aReligion; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction to the Routledge Classics Edition; 1. Evolutionary Dramas; 2. Do Science and Religion Compete?; 3. Demarcation Disputes; 4. The Irresistible Escalator; 5. Choosing a World; 6. The Problem of Direction; 7. Scientist and Superscientist; 8. Dazzling Prospects; 9. Black Holes: Jacques Monod and the Isolation of 'Science'; 10. Freedom and the Monte Carlo Drama; 11. Scientific Education and Human Transience; 12. Mixed Antitheses; 13. Science, Scepticism and Awe |
14. The Service of Self and the Service of Kali15. Who or What is Selfish?; 16. Dreaming and Waking; 17. The Limits of Individualism; 18. The Vulnerable World and its Claims on Us; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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According to a profile in The Guardian, Mary Midgley is 'the foremost scourge of scientific pretensions in this country; someone whose wit is |
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