| Titre : |
Evolution and the big questions: sex, race, religion, and other matters |
| Type de document : |
livre |
| Auteurs : |
Stamos, D.N. |
| Mention d'édition : |
01 éd. |
| Editeur : |
Malden : Blackwell |
| Année de publication : |
2008 |
| Importance : |
275 p. |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-1-4051-4903-7 |
| Note générale : |
Inventaire 2008: Pointé en rayon le 20/05/2008 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Evolution Evolutionary theory |
| Résumé : |
This provocative text considers whether evolutionary explanations can be used to clarify some of life's biggest questions. * Examines topics of race, sex, gender, the nature of language, religion, ethics, knowledge, consciousness and ultimately, the meaning of life * Each chapter presents a main topic, together with discussion of related ideas and arguments from various perspectives * Addresses questions such as: Did evolution make men and women fundamentally different? Is the concept of race merely a social construction? Is morality, including universal human rights, a mass delusion? Can religion and evolution really be harmonized? Does evolution render life meaningless? * Written in a clear and informative style, with helpful references for further reading and research [Résumé éditeur] |
| Note de contenu : |
Pbk; |
Evolution and the big questions: sex, race, religion, and other matters [livre] / Stamos, D.N. . - 01 éd. . - Malden : Blackwell, 2008 . - 275 p. ISBN : 978-1-4051-4903-7 Inventaire 2008: Pointé en rayon le 20/05/2008 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Mots-clés : |
Evolution Evolutionary theory |
| Résumé : |
This provocative text considers whether evolutionary explanations can be used to clarify some of life's biggest questions. * Examines topics of race, sex, gender, the nature of language, religion, ethics, knowledge, consciousness and ultimately, the meaning of life * Each chapter presents a main topic, together with discussion of related ideas and arguments from various perspectives * Addresses questions such as: Did evolution make men and women fundamentally different? Is the concept of race merely a social construction? Is morality, including universal human rights, a mass delusion? Can religion and evolution really be harmonized? Does evolution render life meaningless? * Written in a clear and informative style, with helpful references for further reading and research [Résumé éditeur] |
| Note de contenu : |
Pbk; |
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