{"product_id":"purpose-in-the-living-world-creation-and-emergent-evolution-hardback-9780521493406","title":"Purpose in the Living World?; Creation and Emergent Evolution (Hardback) 9780521493406","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePurpose in the Living World?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCreation and Emergent Evolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJacob Klapwijk offers the theory of emergent evolution as a way of bridging the gap between creationism and evolutionary science.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJacob Klapwijk (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521493406, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 December 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e322 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.2 x 14.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Undoubtedly the book presents an invaluable contribution to the scholarly discussion about the meaning of the natural world and its philosophical significance.' Antonianum\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAre evolution and creation irreconcilably opposed? Is 'intelligent design' theory an unhappy compromise? Is there another way of approaching the present-day divide between religious and so-called secular views of the origins of life? Jacob Klapwijk offers a philosophical analysis of the relation of evolutionary biology to religion, and addresses the question of whether the evolution of life is exclusively a matter of chance or is better understood as including the notion of purpose. Writing from a Christian (Augustinian) point of view, he criticizes creationism and intelligent design theory as well as opposing reductive naturalism. He offers an alternative to both and an attempt to bridge the gap between them, via the idea of 'emergent evolution'. In this theory the process of evolution has an emergent or innovative character resulting in a living world of ingenious, multifaceted complexity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Does life on Earth have a purpose?\u003cbr\u003e 2. Creationism, intelligent design, and Augustine's idea of time\u003cbr\u003e 3. Darwin, neo-Darwinism and the naturalistic continuity claim\u003cbr\u003e 4. Miller's pre-biotic broth and the premises of evolutionism\u003cbr\u003e 5. A cold shudder along Darwin's back\u003cbr\u003e 6. The emergence theory of Morgan and Alexander\u003cbr\u003e 7. Luctor et emergo: what is emergent evolution?\u003cbr\u003e 8. Towards a general theory of emergent evolution\u003cbr\u003e 9. Hominization and the philosophy of mind\u003cbr\u003e 10. Augustinian faith and evolutionary science\u003cbr\u003e 11. The organism is a whole. The world is a habitat\u003cbr\u003e 12. The slumbering temptation of essentialism\u003cbr\u003e 13. Questions surrounding the emergence process\u003cbr\u003e 14. Enkapsis in nature. Is there an omega point?\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion \u0026amp; science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20science%20%5BHRAM3%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM3\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion:%20general%20%5BHRA%5D%22\"\u003eHRA\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46019709337880,"sku":"9780521493406","price":56.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521493406i_268268ff-85ab-4d2d-b902-ab0c6eb2d415.jpg?v=1691383069","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/purpose-in-the-living-world-creation-and-emergent-evolution-hardback-9780521493406","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}