Darwinism as religion : what literature tells us about evolution /
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 wor...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2017]
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 310 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-298) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190241025 (hardcover) 0190241020 (hardcover) |