C MacKenzie Brown

Hindu Perspectives on Evolution

Darwin, Dharma, and Design

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Providing new insights into the contemporary creationist-evolution debates, this book looks at the Hindu cultural-religious traditions of India, the Hindu Dharma traditions. By focusing on the interaction of religion and science in a Hindu context, it offers a global context for understanding contemporary creationist-evolution conflicts and tensions utilizing a critical analysis of Hindu perspectives on these issues. The critical analysis raises broad questions regarding the frequently alleged harmony of the Hindu Dharma traditions with modern science, and with Darwinian evolution in particular.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781138119369
• ISBN-10: 1138119369
• Artikelnr.: 43212388

Autorenporträt

C. Mackenzie Brown is Professor of Religion at Trinity University, USA. His research interests include the relationship of Hinduism and modern science, with particular focus on creationism and evolution.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Introduction: Design and Darwin in the Hindu Dharma Traditions
Part 1: The Classical Background 2. Creationism and Evolutionism in the
Ancient and Classical Traditions 3. Manifestation and Apparent Design in
the Advaita Vedanta of Sankara 4. Theism and Atomistic Design in the
Nyaya-Vaisenika of Udayana 5. Design Discounted in the Visistadvaita
Vedanta of Ramanuja Part 2: The Colonial Period 6. Design and Darwin in the
Colonial Period 7. The Vedantic Deism of Rammohan Roy 8. Design and the
Intuitive Theism of Debendranath Tagore 9. Design and the Religious
Evolutionism of Keshab Chandra Sen 10. The Modern Vedic Creationism of
Dayananda Saraswati 11. The Modern Advaitic Evolutionism of Swami
Vivekananda 12. The Integrative Evolutionism of Sri Aurobindo Ghose Part 3:
The Post-Colonial Period 13. Design and Darwin in the Post-Colonial Period
14. Design and Darwin in the Contemporary Hindu World 15. Conclusion: What
Role for Brahma?