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McGrath Alister E. <1953-> |
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Dawkins God : genes, memes, watchmakers, and delusions / / Alister E. McGrath |
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Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
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2015 |
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1-118-96479-9 |
1-118-96399-7 |
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[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (205 p.) |
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New York Academy of Sciences |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-183) and index |
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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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Darwinism : the rise of a scientific theory -- The selfish gene : a Darwinian view of the world -- Blind faith? : evidence, proof, and rationality in science and religion -- The blind watchmaker : evolution and the elimination of God? -- Cultural darwinism? : the invention of the meme -- The God delusion : Dawkins on atheism, science, and religion. |
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A fully updated new edition of a critically acclaimed examination of the theories and writings of Richard Dawkins by a world-renowned expert on the relation of science and religionIncludes in-depth analysis of Dawkins' landmark treatise The God Delusion (2006), as well as coverage of his later popular works The Magic of Reality (2011) and The Greatest Show on Earth (2011),and a new chapter on Dawkins as a popularizer of scienceTackles Dawkins' hostile and controversial views on religion, and examine the religious implications of his scientific ideas including a comprehensive investigation of t |
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