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edocfu_9958351936102883
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard University Press, 2005. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780674042971
Content:
In his latest book, Ruse uncovers surprising similarities between evolutionist and creationist thinking. Exploring the underlying philosophical commitments of evolutionists, he reveals that those most hostile to religion are just as evangelical as their fundamentalist opponents. But more crucially, and reaching beyond the biblical issues at stake, he demonstrates that these two diametrically opposed ideologies have, since the Enlightenment, engaged in a struggle for the privilege of defining human origins, moral values, and the nature of reality.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Prologue --
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1. Christianity and Its Discontents --
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2. From Progress to Evolution --
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3. Growth of a Pseudoscience --
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4. Charles Darwin --
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5. Failure of a Professional Science --
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6. Social Darwinism --
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7. Christian Responses --
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8. Fundamentalism --
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9. Population Genetics --
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10. Evolution Today --
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11. Nature as Promise --
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12. Earth’s Last Days? --
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Conclusion --
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Notes --
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References and Reading --
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Acknowledgments --
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Index.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/9780674042971
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674042971
