Title
Darwin, God, and the meaning of life [electronic resource] : how evolutionary theory undermines everything you thought you knew / Steve Stewart-Williams.
ISBN
9780511798986 (electronic bk.)
9780521762786
9780521746403 (pbk.)
Imprint
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 341 p.)
Call Number
QH360.5 .S79 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
231.7/652
Summary
"If you accept evolutionary theory, can you also believe in God? Are human beings superior to other animals, or is this just a human prejudice? Does Darwin have implications for heated issues like euthanasia and animal rights? Does evolution tell us the purpose of life or does it imply that life has no ultimate purpose? Does evolution tell us what is morally right and wrong or does it imply that ultimately nothing is right or wrong? In this fascinating and intriguing book, Steve Stewart-Williams addresses these and other fundamental philosophical questions raised by evolutionary theory and the exciting new field of evolutionary psychology. Drawing on biology, psychology and philosophy, he argues that Darwinian science supports a view of a godless universe devoid of ultimate purpose or moral structure, but that we can still live a good life and a happy life within the confines of this view"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Darwin and the big questions
Clash of the Titans
Darwin and design
Darwin's God
God as gap filler
Darwin and the problem of evil
Wrapping up religion
Human beings and their place in nature
The status of human beings in nature
Meaning of life, RIP?
Evolving good
Remaking morality
Uprooting the doctrine of human dignity
Evolution and the death of right and wrong.
