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Autore: | Kojonen Erkki V. R. |
Titolo: | The compatibility of evolution and design / / E.V.R. Kojonen |
Pubblicazione: | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
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Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (232 pages) |
Disciplina: | 213 |
Soggetto topico: | Evolution - Religious aspects |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. | |
Titolo autorizzato: | The compatibility of evolution and design |
ISBN: | 3-030-69683-9 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910495189103321 |
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