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Origin and evolution of the universe : evidence for design? / edited by John M. Robson ; introduction by Alan H. Batten.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robson, John, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cosmology.
- Cosmogony.
- Life--Origin.
- Life.
- Teleology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 297 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1987.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Origin and Evolution of the Universe: Evidence of Design? not only raises important questions about our understanding of the world and its origins, but also provides a fascinating view of the different perspectives on this topic.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- The "Purpose" of Chance in Light of the Physical Basis of Evolution
- The Gene Seemed as Inaccessible as the Materials of the Galaxies
- From Selfish DNA to Gaia: One Molecular Biologist's View of the Evolutionary Process
- The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe
- Of Stars, Planets, and Life
- Is the Physical Universe Natural?
- Coincidences: Mundane and Cosmological
- Directionalité, intentionnalité, et analogie dans l'approche de l'univers
- The Ecopoiesis of Daisy World
- The Earth and Its Life: Geologic Record of Interactions and Controls
- An Anthropocentric View of the Universe: Evidence from Geology
- The Origin of Consciousness
- The Origin of Human Communication
- More Gaps for God?
- In the Beginning Is the Dance of Love
- Science, Design, and Ambiguity: Concluding Reflections
- Contributors.
- Notes:
- At head of title: The Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.
- Includes bibliographies.
- ISBN:
- 9780773561441
- 0773561447
- OCLC:
- 929121653
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