David N. Stamos

Evolution and the Big Questions

Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters

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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… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4051-4903-7
EAN: 9781405149037
Produktnummer: 3084863
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 288 S.
Masse: H24.2 cm x B16.9 cm x D2.0 cm 500 g
Gewicht: 500
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor

David N. Stamos teaches philosophy at York University, Toronto. Author of The Species Problem (2003) and Darwin and the Nature of Species (2007), Stamos is well published in a wide variety of academic journals.