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Darwin in a new key : evolution and the question of value / William J. Meyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meyer, William J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teleology.
- Evolution--Philosophy.
- Evolution.
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Criticism and interpretation.
- Darwin, Charles.
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Religion.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (136 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Can one coherently integrate Darwin's view of evolution with an affirmation of the value of existence? In this fresh, lean, and substantive volume, William Meyer addresses this important question. By carefully analyzing Darwin's own writings and by drawing on the philosophical perspectives of William James, Alfred North Whitehead, and others, Meyer persuasively redirects the cultural conversation about Darwin away from the retrospective question of origins toward the prospective question concerning the ultimate significance of evolutionary life. As James recognized, the question about the real
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781498231206
- 1498231209
- OCLC:
- 951223554
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