The Compatibility of Evolution and Design

E. V. R. Kojonen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XI, 223 Seiten

2021
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-69682-5 (ISBN)

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This book challenges the widespread assumption of the incompatibility of evolution and the biological design argument. Kojonen analyzes the traditional arguments for incompatibility, and argues for salvaging the idea of design in a way that is fully compatible with evolutionary biology. Relating current views to their intellectual history, Kojonen steers a course that avoids common pitfalls such as the problems of the God of the gaps, the problem of natural evil, and the traditional Humean and Darwinian critiques. The resulting deconstruction of the opposition between evolution and design has the potential to transform this important debate.

Dr. Erkki Vesa Rope Kojonen is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He is the author of The Intelligent Design Debate and the Temptation of Scientism (2016), and many research articles on topics at the intersection of science and religion.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Paley's Cosmic Temple and the Darwinian Critique.- Chapter 2. Reclaiming the Biological Design Argument: A Preposterous and Dangerous Idea?.- Chapter 3. From Teleological Arguments to Thought Experiments.- Chapter 4. Not by Selection Alone: Evolutionary Explanations and Their Requirements.- Chapter 5. Indirect Design and the Revelatory Potential of Biology.- Chapter 6. Conclusion: From Teleology to Theology, and Back Again.

"Kojonen has produced an important book that should be read by all who are interested in the interplay between theology and evolutionary biology. There is much here to chew on." (Robert F. Shedinger, ESSSAT News & Reviews, Vol. 31 (3), September 2021)

“Kojonen has produced an important book that should be read by all who are interested in the interplay between theology and evolutionary biology. There is much here to chew on.” (Robert F. Shedinger, ESSSAT News & Reviews, Vol. 31 (3), September 2021)

Erscheinungsdatum	12.08.2021
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion
Zusatzinfo	XI, 223 p.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	437 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
Schlagworte	Creation • Darwin • Design • Evolution • Teleology • Theism
ISBN-10	3-030-69682-0 / 3030696820
ISBN-13	978-3-030-69682-5 / 9783030696825
Zustand	Neuware