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Darwinism as Religion argues that the theory of evolution given by Charles Darwin in the nineteenth century has always functioned as much as a secular form of religion as anything purely scientific. Through the words of novelists and poets, Michael Ruse argues that Darwin took us from the secure wor...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Darwinism as Religion argues that the theory of evolution given by Charles Darwin in the nineteenth century has always functioned as much as a secular form of religion as anything purely scientific. Through the words of novelists and poets, Michael Ruse argues that Darwin took us from the secure world of Christian faith into a darker, less friendly world of chance and lack of meaning. |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 310 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-298) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780190241025 0190241020 |
| Index Number: | PR878 |
| CLC: | I561.06 |
| Call Number: | I561.06/R951 |
| Contents: | Prologue -- The eighteenth century -- Before Darwin -- The Darwinian theory -- Reception -- God -- Origins -- Humans -- Race and class -- Morality -- Sex -- Sin and redemption -- The future -- Darwinism as backtround -- Darwinian theory comes of age -- The divide continues -- Conflicting visions -- Epilogue. |