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Autore |
Ruse Michael |
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Darwin and design [[electronic resource] ] : does evolution have a purpose? / / Michael Ruse |
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Cambridge, MA ; ; London, : Harvard University Press, 2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 371 p. ) : ill |
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Soggetti |
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Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy |
Teleology |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2003. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface Introduction 1. Two Thousand Years of Design 2. Paley and Kant Fight Back 3. Sowing the Seeds of Evolution 4. A Plurality of Problems 5. Charles Darwin 6. A Subject Too Profound 7. Darwinian against Darwinian 8. The Century of Evolutionism 9. Adaptation in Action 10. Theory and Test 11. Formalism Redux 12. From Function to Design 13. Design as Metaphor 14. Natural Theology Evolves 15. Turning Back the Clock Sources and Suggested Reading Illustration Credits Acknowledgments Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This history and exposition of Western thought about design in the natural world suggests directions for our thinking as we move into the 21st century. It contributes to the debate about the relationship between science and religion, and between evolution and its religious critics. |
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