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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783971703321

Autore

Ruse Michael

Titolo

The Darwinian paradigm : essays on its history, philosophy, and religious implications / / Michael Ruse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1989

ISBN

1-134-98822-2

1-134-98823-0

1-280-11578-5

9786610115785

0-203-98127-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Disciplina

116

575

576.82

Soggetti

Evolution (Biology)

Evolution - Philosophy

Natural selection

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; DARWIN'S DEBT TO PHILOSOPHY; CHARLES DARWIN AND GROUP SELECTION; WHAT KIND OF REVOLUTION OCCURRED IN GEOLOGY?; BIOLOGICAL SPECIES Natural kinds, individuals, or what?; IS THE THEORY OF PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIA A NEW PARADIGM?; TELEOLOGY AND THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; HUMAN SOCIOBOLOGY: AN INTERIM REPORT; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND FEMINIST VALUES; IS RAPE WRONG ON ANDROMEDA? An introduction to extraterrestrial evolution, science, and morality; ULTIMATE QUESTIONS; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY AND CHRISTIAN ETHICS Are they in harmony?; Bibliography

Index

Sommario/riassunto

A collection of essays - some already published, many new, which tackle the Darwinian paradigm from historical and contemporary perspectives.