The Compatibility of Evolution and Design

E. V. R. Kojonen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XI, 223 Seiten

2022
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-69685-6 (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.

E.V.R. Kojonen is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He is also the author of The Intelligent Design Debate and the Temptation of Scientism (2016).

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)

Erscheinungsdatum	13.08.2022
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion
Zusatzinfo	XI, 223 p.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
Schlagworte	Creation • Darwin • Design • Evolution • Teleology • Theism
ISBN-10	3-030-69685-5 / 3030696855
ISBN-13	978-3-030-69685-6 / 9783030696856
Zustand	Neuware