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Evolution as a religion strange hopes and stranger fears

Mary Midgley 1919-

London Methuen New York 1985

Localização: FEA - Fac. Econ. Adm. Contab. e Atuária  ACERVO DELFIM NETTO  (B10.3.31 ) e outros locais(Acessar)

  • Título:
    Evolution as a religion strange hopes and stranger fears
  • Autor: Mary Midgley 1919-
  • Assuntos: Evolution -- Religious aspects; Religion and science; Évolution -- Aspect religieux; Religion et sciences; EVOLUÇÃO (ASPECTOS RELIGIOSOS); Organisms Evolution - Philosophical perspectives
  • Notas: Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-171) and index.
  • Descrição: Evolutionary dramas -- Do science and religion compete? -- Demarcation disputes -- The irresistible escalator -- Choosing a world -- The problem of direction -- Scientist and superscientist -- Dazzling prospects -- Black holes: Jacques Monod and the isolation of 'science' -- Freedom and the Monte Carlo drama -- Scientific education and human transience -- Mixed antitheses -- Science, scepticism and awe -- The service of self and the service of Kali -- Who or what is selfish? -- Dreaming and waking -- The limits of individualism -- The vulnerable world and its claims on us.
  • Títulos relacionados: Série:University paperbacks ; 852.
  • Editor: London Methuen New York
  • Data de criação/publicação: 1985
  • Formato: 180 pages 22 cm.
  • Idioma: Inglês

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