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    Entendendo as raízes dos conflitos humanos

    par Michael Ruse ...
    Uma investigação cultural e biológica do ódio, do preconceito e da guerra Articulando exemplos e estudos que vão da biologia até a literatura, o filósofo da ciência Michael Ruse enfrenta uma das mais espinhosas perguntas acerca da natureza humana: quais as raízes do ódio? Explorando temas como grupos e pertencimento, agressividade e cordialidade, racismo, antissemitismo e misoginia, Ruse traz ... En savoir plus

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  • Atheism

    What Everyone Needs to Know®

    par Michael Ruse ...
    Collections series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    Over the last decade, "New Atheists" such as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens have pushed the issue of atheism to the forefront of public discussion. Yet very few of the ensuing debates and discussions have managed to provide a full and objective treatment of the subject. Atheism: What Everyone Needs to Know provides a balanced look at the topic, considering atheism ... En savoir plus

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  • The Gaia Hypothesis

    Science on a Pagan Planet

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    "The book is full of empathetic, insightful, and often very funny portraits of Margulis, Lovelock, and a community of other figures associated with Gaia." —Carla Nappi, New Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyIn 1965 English scientist James Lovelock had a flash of insight: the Earth is not just teeming with life; the Earth, in some sense, is life. He mulled this revolutionary idea over for ... En savoir plus

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  • On Purpose

    par Michael Ruse ...
    A brief, accessible history of the idea of purpose in Western thought, from ancient Greece to the presentCan we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with purpose, and even Darwin’s theory of natural selection, which profoundly shook the idea, was unable to kill it. Indeed, teleological explanation—what Aristotle called understanding in terms of “final ... En savoir plus

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  • Reading Ruse

    Michael Ruse on Darwinism, Science, and Faith

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  • Debating Darwin

    Two evolutionists debate the intellectual roots of Darwin's theories, drawing connections to German Romanticism, the Scottish Enlightenment, and more.Charles Darwin is an icon of modern science, and his theory of evolution is commonly referenced by scientists and nonscientists alike. Yet there is a surprising amount we don't know about the father of modern evolutionary thinking, his intellectual ... En savoir plus

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  • Three Views on Christianity and Science

    Collections series Counterpoints: Bible and Theology
    When it comes to relating Christianity to modern Western culture, perhaps no topic is more controversial than the relationship between Christianity and science.Outside the church, the myth of a backwards, anti-science Christianity is very common in popular culture and can poison the well before a fruitful dialogue can begin. Within the church, opposing viewpoints on the relation between ... En savoir plus

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  • The Problem of War

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    Darwinian evolutionary theory is one of the brightest jewels in the crown of science, yet it has been highly controversial since its first appearance in the On the Origin of Species in 1859. Well known is the opposition of so many Christians, an opposition that shows little sign of abating today. In The Problem of War, philosopher Michael Ruse argues that the roots of the unease lie not simply (as ... En savoir plus

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  • A Meaning to Life

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    Does human life have any meaning? Does the question even make sense today? For centuries, the question of the meaning or purpose of human life was assumed by scholars and theologians to have a religious answer: life has meaning because humans were made in the image of a good god. In the 19th century, however, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution changed everything-and the human organism was seen ... En savoir plus

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  • The Origin Then and Now

    An Interpretive Guide to the Origin of Species

    An accessible modern guide to Darwin's masterworkCharles Darwin's Origin of Species is one of the most widely cited books in modern science. Yet tackling this classic can be daunting for students and general readers alike because of Darwin's Victorian prose and the complexity and scope of his ideas. The "Origin" Then and Now is a unique guide to Darwin's masterwork, making it accessible to a much ... En savoir plus

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  • Complexity and the Arrow of Time

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  • The Philosophy of Human Evolution

    par Michael Ruse ...
    Collections series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology
    This book provides a unique discussion of human evolution from a philosophical viewpoint, looking at the facts and interpretations since Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man. Michael Ruse explores such topics as the nature of scientific theories, the relationships between culture and biology, the problem of progress and the extent to which evolutionary issues pose problems for religious beliefs. He ... En savoir plus

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