Darwinism and Its Discontents
Author | : Michael Ruse |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2006-07-31 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 052182947X |
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Author | : Michael Ruse |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2006-07-31 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 052182947X |
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Author | : Michael Ruse |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0521870798 |
This 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.
Author | : Michael Ruse |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 593 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0691135533 |
An 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".
Author | : Peter J. Bowler |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2013-03-22 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0226068676 |
A 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.
Author | : Michael Ruse |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 593 |
Release | : 2021-06-08 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1400831296 |
Wittgenstein famously remarked in 1923, "Darwin's theory has no more relevance for philosophy than any other hypothesis in natural science." Yet today we are witnessing a major revival of interest in applying evolutionary approaches to philosophical problems. Philosophy after Darwin is an anthology of essential writings covering the most influential ideas about the philosophical implications of Darwinism, from the publication of On the Origin of Species to today's cutting-edge research. Michael Ruse presents writings by leading modern thinkers and researchers--including some writings never before published--together with the most important historical documents on Darwinism and philosophy, starting with Darwin himself. Included here are Herbert Spencer, Friedrich Nietzsche, Thomas Henry Huxley, G. E. Moore, John Dewey, Konrad Lorenz, Stephen Toulmin, Karl Popper, Edward O. Wilson, Hilary Putnam, Philip Kitcher, Elliott Sober, and Peter Singer. Readers will encounter some of the staunchest critics of the evolutionary approach, such as Alvin Plantinga, as well as revealing excerpts from works like Jack London's The Call of the Wild. Ruse's comprehensive general introduction and insightful section introductions put these writings in context and explain how they relate to such fields as epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and ethics. An invaluable anthology and sourcebook, Philosophy after Darwin traces philosophy's complicated relationship with Darwin's dangerous idea, and shows how this relationship reflects a broad movement toward a secular, more naturalistic understanding of the human experience.
Author | : Michael Ruse |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2012-01-12 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0521117933 |
Provides a unique discussion of human evolution from a philosophical viewpoint, covering such issues as religion, race and gender.
Author | : William A. Dembski |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 2004-07-12 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781139459617 |
In 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.
Author | : David Sloan Wilson |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2019-02-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1101870214 |
It is widely understood that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution completely revolutionized the study of biology. Yet, according to David Sloan Wilson, the Darwinian revolution won’t be truly complete until it is applied more broadly—to everything associated with the words “human,” “culture,” and “policy.” In a series of engaging and insightful examples—from the breeding of hens to the timing of cataract surgeries to the organization of an automobile plant—Wilson shows how an evolutionary worldview provides a practical tool kit for understanding not only genetic evolution but also the fast-paced changes that are having an impact on our world and ourselves. What emerges is an incredibly empowering argument: If we can become wise managers of evolutionary processes, we can solve the problems of our age at all scales—from the efficacy of our groups to our well-being as individuals to our stewardship of the planet Earth.
Author | : Sigmund Freud |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780393059953 |
What 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.
Author | : Abigail Lustig |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2004-08-30 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9781139453479 |
In 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.