Evolution Extended - Connie Barlow (Ed.)
biological debates on the meaning of life
KORTE INHOUD
As in her first well-received anthology, From Gaia to Selfish Genes, Connie Barlow has woven selections from the writings of biologists and philosophers into a unified whole. Once again she explores a range of viewpoints as she invites readers to formulate their own opinions. Editorial passages provide the historical context and introduce the debates that have ensued whenever evolutionary biology has been extended into the realm of meaning.
Selections are drawn from both classic and contemporary writings - from Darwin to Dawkins.
Debates center on wether evolution is progressive and wether life on earth has meaning in the cosmos at large. The diversity of metaphors that have been used to depict the processes that drive evolution and the tension between science and religion are also central themes. Selections focus on these issues, but the reader is also given a solid grounding in the science of evolutionary biology and the history of life.
Some of the very best writers in biology are presented here.
The literary ...
Selections are drawn from both classic and contemporary writings - from Darwin to Dawkins.
Debates center on wether evolution is progressive and wether life on earth has meaning in the cosmos at large. The diversity of metaphors that have been used to depict the processes that drive evolution and the tension between science and religion are also central themes. Selections focus on these issues, but the reader is also given a solid grounding in the science of evolutionary biology and the history of life.
Some of the very best writers in biology are presented here.
The literary ...
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