Purpose in the Living World?

Creation and Emergent Evolution

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
Cover of the book Purpose in the Living World? by Jacob Klapwijk, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jacob Klapwijk ISBN: 9780511737657
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: December 4, 2008
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Jacob Klapwijk
ISBN: 9780511737657
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: December 4, 2008
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Are evolution and creation irreconcilably opposed? Is 'intelligent design' theory an unhappy compromise? Is there another way of approaching the present-day divide between religious and so-called secular views of the origins of life? Jacob Klapwijk offers a philosophical analysis of the relation of evolutionary biology to religion, and addresses the question of whether the evolution of life is exclusively a matter of chance or is better understood as including the notion of purpose. Writing from a Christian (Augustinian) point of view, he criticizes creationism and intelligent design theory as well as opposing reductive naturalism. He offers an alternative to both and an attempt to bridge the gap between them, via the idea of 'emergent evolution'. In this theory the process of evolution has an emergent or innovative character resulting in a living world of ingenious, multifaceted complexity.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Are evolution and creation irreconcilably opposed? Is 'intelligent design' theory an unhappy compromise? Is there another way of approaching the present-day divide between religious and so-called secular views of the origins of life? Jacob Klapwijk offers a philosophical analysis of the relation of evolutionary biology to religion, and addresses the question of whether the evolution of life is exclusively a matter of chance or is better understood as including the notion of purpose. Writing from a Christian (Augustinian) point of view, he criticizes creationism and intelligent design theory as well as opposing reductive naturalism. He offers an alternative to both and an attempt to bridge the gap between them, via the idea of 'emergent evolution'. In this theory the process of evolution has an emergent or innovative character resulting in a living world of ingenious, multifaceted complexity.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa, 1780–1867 by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book Thermally Stable and Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book Baroque Antiquity by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book The Two Noble Kinsmen by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book Evolution of International Environmental Regimes by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book The Rule of Law in Afghanistan by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book Race, Reform, and Regulation of the Electoral Process by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book Modernism, the Market and the Institution of the New by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book Descendancy by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book Binomials in the History of English by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book Popular Movements in Autocracies by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Richard Strauss by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book Tides of Consent by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet by Jacob Klapwijk
Cover of the book Modern Evolutionary Economics by Jacob Klapwijk
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy