By asking how well theological views of human nature stand up to the discoveries of modern science, Alan Olding re-opens the question of whether the "design" argument for the existence of God is fatally undermined. A distinctive feature of the work is its emphasis on the metaphysical implications of biology and how these at times conflict with other, more plausible metaphysical positions. Another is its close critical examination of the "design" argument and of the relation God has to the world he creates. "Modern Biology and Natural Theology" takes up issues currently of concern to many…mehr
By asking how well theological views of human nature stand up to the discoveries of modern science, Alan Olding re-opens the question of whether the "design" argument for the existence of God is fatally undermined. A distinctive feature of the work is its emphasis on the metaphysical implications of biology and how these at times conflict with other, more plausible metaphysical positions. Another is its close critical examination of the "design" argument and of the relation God has to the world he creates. "Modern Biology and Natural Theology" takes up issues currently of concern to many thinkers and will provide fascinating reading for anyone interested in philosophical problems, particularly the impact of Darwinism on natural theology.
Introduction; Part 01 Part I Biology; Section 01 1 The decline of purposive explanations; Section 01 01 01 Purpose in physics and biology; Section 01 01 02 Paley and Darwin; Section 01 01 03 Biological functions; Section 01 01 04 Functions and accidents; Section 01 01 05 The teleological imagination; Section 01 01 06 Beyond tautology; Section 01 01 07 The quest for the wholly real; Section 02 2 Biology and metaphysics; Section 02 01 01 Presuppositions; Section 02 01 02 Drawing teeth and blunting claws; Section 02 01 03 For reality; Section 03 3 The stuff we are made of; Section 03 01 01 Behind appearances; Section 03 01 02 Atoms and their qualities; Section 03 01 03 Levels of discourse and levels of reality; Section 03 01 04 Ontological levels; Section 03 01 05 Polanyi's notion of levels; Section 03 01 06 The contradiction in the notion of levels; Section 03 01 07 Tensions; Part 02 Part II Problems; Section 04 4 Reductionism or Darwinism; Section 04 01 01 Ungrateful offspring; Section 04 01 02 Trouble in mind; Section 05 5 Biology and knowledge; Section 05 01 01 Perception and survival; Section 05 01 02 Darwinism and scepticism; Section 06 6 Consciousness and its objects; Section 06 01 01 Metaphysics again; Section 06 01 02 The argument developed; Section 06 01 03 The sensitive mind; Section 06 01 04 Perception as belief; Section 06 01 05 The perceiving self; Part 03 Part III Natural theology; Section 07 7 Biology and cosmology; Section 07 01 01 'The fitness of the environment'; Section 07 01 02 Anthropic answers; Section 07 01 03 The joker in the pack; Section 08 8 From world to God; Section 08 01 01 Design; Section 08 01 02 An embodied god?; Section 08 01 03 Equivocation as analogy; Section 08 01 04 God willing; Section 09 9 And back again; Section 09 01 01 The world willed; Section 09 01 02 Much ado out of nothing; Section 09 01 03 Science and theism; Section 09 01 04 The empirical content of theism; Section 09 01 05 Deism and the notion of 'the world'; Section 09 01 06 The agony of the world; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
Introduction; Part 01 Part I Biology; Section 01 1 The decline of purposive explanations; Section 01 01 01 Purpose in physics and biology; Section 01 01 02 Paley and Darwin; Section 01 01 03 Biological functions; Section 01 01 04 Functions and accidents; Section 01 01 05 The teleological imagination; Section 01 01 06 Beyond tautology; Section 01 01 07 The quest for the wholly real; Section 02 2 Biology and metaphysics; Section 02 01 01 Presuppositions; Section 02 01 02 Drawing teeth and blunting claws; Section 02 01 03 For reality; Section 03 3 The stuff we are made of; Section 03 01 01 Behind appearances; Section 03 01 02 Atoms and their qualities; Section 03 01 03 Levels of discourse and levels of reality; Section 03 01 04 Ontological levels; Section 03 01 05 Polanyi's notion of levels; Section 03 01 06 The contradiction in the notion of levels; Section 03 01 07 Tensions; Part 02 Part II Problems; Section 04 4 Reductionism or Darwinism; Section 04 01 01 Ungrateful offspring; Section 04 01 02 Trouble in mind; Section 05 5 Biology and knowledge; Section 05 01 01 Perception and survival; Section 05 01 02 Darwinism and scepticism; Section 06 6 Consciousness and its objects; Section 06 01 01 Metaphysics again; Section 06 01 02 The argument developed; Section 06 01 03 The sensitive mind; Section 06 01 04 Perception as belief; Section 06 01 05 The perceiving self; Part 03 Part III Natural theology; Section 07 7 Biology and cosmology; Section 07 01 01 'The fitness of the environment'; Section 07 01 02 Anthropic answers; Section 07 01 03 The joker in the pack; Section 08 8 From world to God; Section 08 01 01 Design; Section 08 01 02 An embodied god?; Section 08 01 03 Equivocation as analogy; Section 08 01 04 God willing; Section 09 9 And back again; Section 09 01 01 The world willed; Section 09 01 02 Much ado out of nothing; Section 09 01 03 Science and theism; Section 09 01 04 The empirical content of theism; Section 09 01 05 Deism and the notion of 'the world'; Section 09 01 06 The agony of the world; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
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