Darwin's legacy : what evolution means today / John Dupré.

By:

Dupré, John

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 138 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780191638282
0191638285
1280594357
9781280594359
9786613624185
6613624187

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Darwin's legacy.DDC classification:

155.7 22

LOC classification:

GN281 .D87 2003eb

NLM classification:

2003 O-612
GN 281

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Contents:

Introduction -- What is the theory of evolution? -- What is the theory of evolution good for? -- Human origins and the decline of theism -- Humans and other animals -- Human nature -- Race and gender -- Conclusion.

Review: "In Darwin's Legacy, Dupre offers a philosopher's view of evolution while examining how evolutionary theory affects our definition of human nature and our understanding of human diversity. He rejects recent attempts to reconcile evolution and theology, and takes issue with the arguments put forward by evolutionary psychologists, who have attempted to use the theory of evolution to illuminate aspects of human culture and behaviour as diverse as language, morality, sexuality, and art. Instead he argues that evolutionary theory is key to establishing a picture devoid of supernatural forces, in which human origins can be understood in a fully naturalistic way."--Jacket

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-130) and index.

"In Darwin's Legacy, Dupre offers a philosopher's view of evolution while examining how evolutionary theory affects our definition of human nature and our understanding of human diversity. He rejects recent attempts to reconcile evolution and theology, and takes issue with the arguments put forward by evolutionary psychologists, who have attempted to use the theory of evolution to illuminate aspects of human culture and behaviour as diverse as language, morality, sexuality, and art. Instead he argues that evolutionary theory is key to establishing a picture devoid of supernatural forces, in which human origins can be understood in a fully naturalistic way."--Jacket