Challenging nature : the clash of science and spirituality at the frontiers of life / Lee M. Silver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silver, Lee M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Moral and ethical aspects.

Science.

Religion and science.

Physical Description:

xvi, 444 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Ecco, [2006]

Contents:

Part I Spirits

1 Soul and Spirit Stories 3

2 Science, Faith, and Religion 18

3 Spiritual Categories 33

4 A Scientific Critique of the Soul 45

5 The Origin of Spiritual Beliefs 63

Part II Human Beings

6 Not Quite Human, but Not Quite Not 83

7 The Embryonic Soul 98

8 The Politics of Cloning 125

9 Counting Souls 147

10 Human-Animal Combinations 172

Part III Mother Nature

11 Metaphor and Reality 191

12 Darwin's Unwanted Explanation 210

13 Organic, All-Natural Food 222

14 All-Natural Medicine 237

Part IV Biotechnology and the Biosphere

15 In the Service of Humankind 257

16 The Battle for Mother Nature's Genes 278

17 Paradise Lost and Gained 294

Part V The Final Chapter?

18 Culture, Religion, and Ethics 317

19 Technology 333

20 Magic and the Future of the Human Soul 349.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-425) and index.

ISBN:

0060582677

OCLC:

61684216

Publisher Number:

9780060582678