03666nam 2200445 450 991049518910332120230629220719.03-030-69683-9(CKB)4100000011996260(MiAaPQ)EBC6696242(Au-PeEL)EBL6696242(OCoLC)1263870049(EXLCZ)99410000001199626020220424d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe compatibility of evolution and design /E.V.R. KojonenCham, Switzerland :Palgrave Macmillan,[2021]©20211 online resource (232 pages)Palgrave frontiers in philosophy of religion3-030-69682-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Praise for The Compatibility of Evolution and Design -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Paley's Cosmic Temple and the Darwinian Critique -- 1.1 Nature as a Temple -- 1.2 The Task of This Book -- 1.3 The Structure of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Reclaiming the Biological Design Argument: A Preposterous and Dangerous Idea? -- 2.1 Between Scientism and Fideism -- The Philosophy of Scientism -- Faith and Reason -- God the Designer? -- 2.2 On the Compatibility of Evolution and Creation -- The Assumption of Conflict -- Divine Action and Chance -- Beyond Mere Compatibility -- 2.3 Perceiving Design in Nature -- Design Arguments and the "Theist on the Street" -- Design Discourse Rather Than Design Arguments? -- Debunking Arguments -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: From Teleological Arguments to Thought Experiments -- 3.1 Explaining Evidence of Design -- Personal Explanation -- The Fine-Tuning Design Argument -- Biological Design -- St Thomas vs. Paley and ID -- 3.2 The Logic of Design Arguments -- Analogical, Deductive, or an Inference to the Best (or Only) Explanation? -- Thought Experiments and Objections -- 3.3 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Not by Selection Alone: Evolutionary Explanations and Their Requirements -- 4.1 The Darwinian Blind (but Powerful) Watchmaker -- The Basics of Evolutionary Explanations -- Explaining Complex Adaptations -- 4.2 Answering Critiques of Evolutionary Explanations -- The Conservation of Information -- Irreducible Complexity -- Protein Evolution -- 4.3 Teleology All the Way Down? -- Laws of Form and Convergence -- Determinism and Indeterminism -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Indirect Design and the Revelatory Potential of Biology -- 5.1 Design and Natural Explanations -- Compatibility or Incompatibility? -- Developing an Account of Compatibility.5.2 From Possibility to Plausibility -- Defending Design Discourse -- Analogies of Indirect Design -- 5.3 Dealing with the Problem of Natural Evil -- Understanding the Problem -- Evaluating Evolutionary Theodicies -- The Freedom of Evolution and the Responsibility of the Creator -- 5.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Conclusion: From Teleology to Theology, and Back Again -- References -- Index.Palgrave frontiers in philosophy of religion.EvolutionReligious aspectsEvolutionReligious aspects.213Kojonen Erkki V. R.1222743MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910495189103321The compatibility of evolution and design2836474UNINA