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The sacred depths of nature / Ursula Goodenough.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Goodenough, Ursula, 1943- author.
Series:
Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Biology--Philosophy.
Biology.
Biology--Religious aspects.
Naturalism--Religious aspects.
Naturalism.
Nature--Religious aspects.
Nature.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (220 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Covering such topics as evolution, emotions, sexuality, and death, this volume reconciles the modern scientific understanding of reality with our spiritual yearnings for reverence and continuity.
Contents:
Contents; Personal; Introduction; How This Book Is Put Together; I: Origins of the Earth; II: Origins of Life; III: How Life Works; IV: How an Organism Works; V: How Evolution Works; VI: The Evolution of Biodiversity; VII: Awareness; VIII: Emotions and Meaning; IX: Sex; X: Sexuality; XI: Multicellularity and Death; XII: Speciation; Emergent Religious Principles; Notes and Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Notes:
Previously issued in print: 1998.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
ISBN:
0-19-770193-0
0-19-983944-1
1-280-53032-4
9786610530328
0-19-802915-2
1-4294-1469-3
OCLC:
476015185

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