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1 online resource |
Contents |
Grandeur or vanity? -- Domestication and the pursuit of value -- Beauty and the appreciation of value -- Human existence -- A case for grandeur |
Summary |
Can one coherently integrate Darwin's view of evolution with an affirmation of the value of existence? In this fresh, lean, and substantive volume, William Meyer addresses this important question. By carefully analyzing Darwin's own writings and by drawing on the philosophical perspectives of William James, Alfred North Whitehead, and others, Meyer persuasively redirects the cultural conversation about Darwin away from the retrospective question of origins toward the prospective question concerning the ultimate significance of evolutionary life. As James recognized, the question about the real |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Religion
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SUBJECT |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 fast |
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Teleology.
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Evolution -- Philosophy
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SCIENCE -- Cosmology.
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Evolution -- Philosophy
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Religion
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Teleology
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781498231206 |
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1498231209 |
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