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Darwinism as religion : what literature tells us about evolution / Michael Ruse.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ruse, Michael, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Influence.
- Darwin, Charles.
- English literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Literature and science--Great Britain--History.
- Literature and science.
- Religion and literature--Great Britain--History.
- Religion and literature.
- Evolution (Biology) in literature.
- Nature in literature.
- Religion in literature.
- Religion and science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Prologue
- The eighteenth century
- Before Darwin
- The Darwinian theory
- Reception
- God
- Origins
- Humans
- Race and class
- Morality
- Sex
- Sin and redemption
- The future
- Towards the present
- The conflict continues
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-024104-7
- 0-19-024105-5
- 0-19-024103-9
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