Darwinism and Its Discontents
Author: Michael Ruse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006-07-31
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 052182947X
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Philosophy After Darwin
Author: Michael Ruse
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 593
ISBN-13: 0691135533
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn anthology of essential writings that cover some of the most influential ideas about the philosophical implications of Darwinism, since the publication of "On the Origin of Species".
Darwin Deleted
Author: Peter J. Bowler
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2013-03-22
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 0226068676
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA history of science text imagining how evolutionary theory and biology would have been understood if Darwin had never published his "Origin of Species" and other works.--publisher summary.
The Philosophy of Human Evolution
Author: Michael Ruse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012-01-12
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 0521117933
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides a unique discussion of human evolution from a philosophical viewpoint, covering such issues as religion, race and gender.
Debating Design
Author: William A. Dembski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004-07-12
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9781139459617
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book, first published in 2004, William Dembski, Michael Ruse, and other prominent philosophers provide a comprehensive balanced overview of the debate concerning biological origins - a controversial dialectic since Darwin published The Origin of Species in 1859. Invariably, the source of controversy has been 'design'. Is the appearance of design in organisms (as exhibited in their functional complexity) the result of purely natural forces acting without prevision or teleology? Or, does the appearance of design signify genuine prevision and teleology, and, if so, is that design empirically detectable and thus open to scientific inquiry? Four main positions have emerged in response to these questions: Darwinism, self-organisation, theistic evolution, and intelligent design. The contributors to this volume define their respective positions in an accessible style, inviting readers to draw their own conclusions. Two introductory essays furnish a historical overview of the debate.
Civilization and Its Discontents
Author: Sigmund Freud
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780393059953
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat influences led to the creation of civilization? How did it come to be? What determines its course? In this seminal volume of 20th-century thought, Freud elucidates the contest between aggression, the death drive, and its adversary eros.
The Cambridge Companion to the 'Origin of Species'
Author: Michael Ruse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 0521870798
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Companion commemorates the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species and examines its main arguments. Drawing on the expertise of leading authorities in the field, it also provides the contexts - religious, social, political, literary, and philosophical - in which the Origin was written.
Doubting Darwin
Author: Sahotra Sakar
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2007-04-16
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 1405154918
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNoted biologist and philosopher Sahotra Sarkar exposes the frauds and fallacies of Intelligent Design Theory, and its claim to be ‘good science’. A scientific and philosophical exploration of the debate between evolutionary theory and Intelligent Design in the classroom Puts the debate into its scientific and historical context Looks at a variety of topics, including the relation between Darwinism and modern evolutionary theory, the use of computer science and information theory by the creationists, and the idea of metaphysical naturalism Rejects Intelligent Design’s claim to legitimacy, showing clearly how and why it is an unsuitable alternative to evolutionary biology in the classroom A thought-provoking book for those seeking to understand an intellectual debate that is shaping our education policies Forms part of the provocative and timely Blackwell Public Philosophy series
Darwinian Heresies
Author: Abigail Lustig
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004-08-30
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781139453479
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Darwinian Heresies, which was originally published in 2004, prominent historians and philosophers of science trace the history of evolutionary thought, and challenge many of the assumptions that have built up over the years. Covering a wide range of issues starting in the eighteenth century, Darwinian Heresies brings us through the time of Charles Darwin and the Origin, and then through the twentieth century to the present. It is suggested that Darwin's true roots lie in Germany, not his native England, that Russian evolutionism is more significant than many are prepared to allow, and that the true influence on twentieth-century evolution biology was not Charles Darwin at all, but his often-despised contemporary, Herbert Spencer. The collection was intended to interest, to excite, to infuriate, and to stimulate further work.
The Darwinian Revolution
Author: Michael Ruse
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1999-10-15
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780226731698
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrologue p. ix Acknowledgments p. xv 1 Background to the Problem p. 3 2 British Society and the Scientific Community p. 16 3 Beliefs: Geological, Philosophical, and Religious p. 36 4 The Mystery of Mysteries p. 75 5 Ancestors and Archetypes p. 94 6 On the Eve of the Origin p. 132 7 Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species p. 160 8 After the Origin: Science p. 202 9 After the Origin: Philosophy, Religion, and Politics p. 234 10 Overview and Analysis p. 268 Notes p. 275 Bibliography p. 285 Index p. 312.
