Evolution as a religion : strange hopes and stranger fears

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Evolution as a religion : strange hopes and stranger fears

Mary Midgley ; with an new introduction by the author

（Routledge classics）

Routledge, 2002

Rev. ed

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Previous ed.: London: Methuen, 1985

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9780415278324

内容説明

According to a profile in The Guardian, Mary Midgley is 'the foremost scourge of scientific pretensions in this country; someone whose wit is admired even by those who feel she sometimes oversteps the mark'. Considered one of Britain's finest philosophers, Midgley exposes the illogical logic of poor doctrines that shelter themselves behind the prestige of science. Always at home when taking on the high priests of evolutionary theory - Dawkins, Wilson and their acolytes - she has famously described evolution as 'the creation-myth of our age'. In Evolution as a Religion, she examines how science comes to be used as a substitute for religion and points out how badly that role distorts it. As ever, her argument is flawlessly insightful: a punchy, compelling, lively indictment of these misuses of science. Both the book and its author are true classics of our time.

目次

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Evolutionary Dramas
  • Chapter 2 Do Science and Religion Compete?
  • Chapter 3 Demarcation Disputes
  • Chapter 4 The Irresistible Escalator
  • Chapter 5 Choosing a World
  • Chapter 6 The Problem of Direction
  • Chapter 7 Scientist and Superscientist
  • Chapter 8 Dazzling Prospects
  • Chapter 9 Black Holes
  • Chapter 10 Freedom and the Monte Carlo Drama
  • Chapter 11 Scientific Education and Human Transience
  • Chapter 12 Mixed Antitheses
  • Chapter 13 Science, Scepticism and Awe
  • Chapter 14 The Service of Self and the Service of Kali
  • Chapter 15 Who or what is Selfish?
  • Chapter 16 Dreaming and Waking
  • Chapter 17 The Limits of Individualism
  • Chapter 18 The Vulnerable World and Its Claims on US
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780415278331

内容説明

According to The Guardian, Midgley is 'the foremost scourge of scientific pretentions in this country; someone whose wit is admired even by those who fee she sometimes oversteps the mark'. This book examines how science comes to be used as a substitute for religion and points out how badly that role distorts it. Her argument is flawlessly insightful: a punch, compelling, lively indictment of these misuses of science. Both the book and its author are true classics of our time.

目次

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Evolutionary Dramas
  • Chapter 2 Do Science and Religion Compete?
  • Chapter 3 Demarcation Disputes
  • Chapter 4 The Irresistible Escalator
  • Chapter 5 Choosing a World
  • Chapter 6 The Problem of Direction
  • Chapter 7 Scientist and Superscientist
  • Chapter 8 Dazzling Prospects
  • Chapter 9 Black Holes
  • Chapter 10 Freedom and the Monte Carlo Drama
  • Chapter 11 Scientific Education and Human Transience
  • Chapter 12 Mixed Antitheses
  • Chapter 13 Science, Scepticism and Awe
  • Chapter 14 The Service of Self and the Service of Kali
  • Chapter 15 Who or what is Selfish?
  • Chapter 16 Dreaming and Waking
  • Chapter 17 The Limits of Individualism
  • Chapter 18 The Vulnerable World and Its Claims on US

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