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  | | On Purpose by Michael Ruse Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2017 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-17246-0, ISBN: 0-691-17246-3 "A brief, accessible history of the idea of purpose in Western thought, from ancient Greece to the presentCan we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with purpose, and even Darwin’s theory of natural selection, which profoundly shook the idea, was unable to kill it. Indeed, teleological explanation―what Aristotle called understanding in terms of “final causes”―seems to be making a comeback t ..." |
 | | Darwinism as Religion(1st Edition) What Literature Tells Us about Evolution by Michael Ruse Hardcover, 328 Pages, Published 2016 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-024102-5, ISBN: 0-19-024102-0 "The Darwinian Revolution--the change in thinking sparked by Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, which argued that all organisms including humans are the end product of a long, slow, natural process of evolution rather than the miraculous creation of an all-powerful God--is one of the truly momentous cultural events in Western Civilization. Darwinism as Religion is an innovative and exciting approach to this revolution through c ..." |
 | | Science and Spirituality(1st Edition) Making Room for Faith in the Age of Science by Michael Ruse Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2010 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-75594-8, ISBN: 0-521-75594-8 "In Science and Spirituality: Making Room for Faith in the Age of Science, Michael Ruse offers a new analysis of the often troubled relationship between science and religion. Arguing against both extremes - in one corner, the New Atheists; in the other, the Creationists and their offspring the Intelligent Designers - he asserts that science is undoubtedly the highest and most fruitful source of human inquiry. Yet, by its very nature and ..." |
 | | Charles Darwin(1st Edition) (Blackwell Great Minds, Band 5) by Michael Ruse, Robert J. Richards Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2008 by Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-4912-9, ISBN: 1-4051-4912-4 |
 | | Why We Hate Understanding the Roots of Human Conflict (Hardcover) by Michael Ruse, Florida State University Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2022 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-762128-8, ISBN: 0-19-762128-7 "In this book, prominent philosopher Michael Ruse looks at scientific understandings of human hatred, particularly Darwinian evolutionary theory." |
 | | Atheism(1st Edition) What Everyone Needs to Know by Michael Ruse Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2015 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-933458-2, ISBN: 0-19-933458-7 "Over the last decade, "New Atheists" such as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens have pushed the issue of atheism to the forefront of public discussion. Yet very few of the ensuing debates and discussions have managed to provide a full and objective treatment of the subject. Atheism: What Everyone Needs to Know provides a balanced look at the topic, considering atheism historically, philosophically, theologically, soci ..." |
 | | Darwinism and its Discontents(1st Edition) by Michael Ruse, Robert J. Richards Hardcover, 328 Pages, Published 2006 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-82947-2, ISBN: 0-521-82947-X "This book presents an ardent defense of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution against its many critics by one of the leading experts on this subject. Offering a clear and comprehensive exposition of the thinking of Darwin, Michael Ruse brings the story up to day, examining important issues such as the origins of life, the fossil record, the mechanism of natural selection, and rival theories such as punctuated equilibrium, the story of hu ..." |
 | | Can a Darwinian be a Christian?(Updated) The Relationship between Science and Religion by Michael Ruse, Robert J. Richards, John Duns Scotus, Allan B. Wolter Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2004 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-63716-9, ISBN: 0-521-63716-3 "You'll have to look hard to find a better explanation of the relationship between basic Christian tenets and the Darwinian theory of evolution than Can a Darwinian Be a Christian? by Michael Ruse. The author, a professor of philosophy and zoology at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, writes with bracing candor ("Let me be open," he begins. "I think that evolution is a fact and that Darwinism rules triumphant.") and ..." |
 | | Can a Darwinian be a Christian?(1st Edition) The Relationship between Science and Religion by Michael Ruse, Robert J. Richards Hardcover, 254 Pages, Published 2000 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-63144-0, ISBN: 0-521-63144-0 "You'll have to look hard to find a better explanation of the relationship between basic Christian tenets and the Darwinian theory of evolution than Can a Darwinian Be a Christian? by Michael Ruse. The author, a professor of philosophy and zoology at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, writes with bracing candor ("Let me be open," he begins. "I think that evolution is a fact and that Darwinism rules triumphant.") and sophi ..." |
 | | Evolution The First Four Billion Years by Michael Ruse, Joseph Travis, Edward O. Wilson, Belknap Press, Professor Michael Ruse, Edward Osborne Wilson Paperback, 1,008 Pages, Published 2011 by Belknap Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-06221-4, ISBN: 0-674-06221-3 " Spanning evolutionary science from its inception to its latest findings, from discoveries and data to philosophy and history, this book is the most complete, authoritative, and inviting one-volume introduction to evolutionary biology available. Clear, informative, and comprehensive in scope, Evolution opens with a series of major essays dealing with the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology, with major empirical and theoretic ..." |
 | | Understanding Natural Selection (Paperback) by Michael Ruse Paperback, Published 2022 by Cambridge University Press Nov 2022 ISBN-13: 978-1-00-908832-9, ISBN: 1-00-908832-7 |
 | | On Purpose(Reprint) by Michael Ruse Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2019 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-19595-7, ISBN: 0-691-19595-1 "An accessible history of the idea of purpose in Western thought, from ancient Greece to the presentCan we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with it, and even Darwin, who profoundly shook the idea, was unable to kill it. Indeed, purpose seems to be making a comeback today, as both religious advocates of intelligent design and some prominent secular philosophers argue that any explanation ..." |
 | | The Philosophy of Human Evolution (Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology) by Michael Ruse, Shigeo Shionoya Hardcover, 282 Pages, Published 2012 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-11793-7, ISBN: 0-521-11793-3 "This book provides a unique discussion of human evolution from a philosophical viewpoint, looking at the facts and interpretations since Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man. Michael Ruse explores such topics as the nature of scientific theories, the relationships between culture and biology, the problem of progress and the extent to which evolutionary issues pose problems for religious beliefs. He identifies these issues, highlighting t ..." |
 | | A Philosopher Looks at Human Beings (Paperback) by Michael Ruse Paperback, 222 Pages, Published 2021 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-108-82043-1, ISBN: 1-108-82043-3 "... throw dazzling new light on one of the thorniest problems of traditional evolutionary thinking! In the 1950s, there had been sometimes bitter debate between Theodosius Dobzhansky (Lewontin's doctoral supervisor) and the Nobel Prize ..." |
 | | The Gaia Hypothesis(1st Edition) Science on a Pagan Planet (science.culture) by Michael Ruse Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-73170-4, ISBN: 0-226-73170-7 "In 1965 English scientist James Lovelock had a flash of insight: the Earth is not just teeming with life; the Earth, in some sense, is life. He mulled this revolutionary idea over for several years, first with his close friend the novelist William Golding, and then in an extensive collaboration with the American scientist Lynn Margulis. In the early 1970s, he finally went public with the Gaia hypothesis, the idea that everything happens ..." |
 | | The Philosophy of Human Evolution(1st Edition) (Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology) by Michael Ruse Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2012 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-13372-2, ISBN: 0-521-13372-6 "This book provides a unique discussion of human evolution from a philosophical viewpoint, looking at the facts and interpretations since Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man. Michael Ruse explores such topics as the nature of scientific theories, the relationships between culture and biology, the problem of progress and the extent to which evolutionary issues pose problems for religious beliefs. He identifies these issues, highlighting t ..." |
 | | Charles Darwin(1st Edition) (Blackwell Great Minds) by Michael Ruse, Robert J. Richards Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2008 by Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-4913-6, ISBN: 1-4051-4913-2 "The definitive work on the philosophical nature and impact of the theories of Charles Darwin, written by a well-known authority on the history and philosophy of Darwinism. * Broadly explores the theories of Charles Darwin and Darwin studies * Incorporates much information about modern Biology * Offers a comprehensive discussion of Darwinism and Christianity - including Creationism - by one of the leading authorities in the field * Wr ..." |
 | | The Evolution-Creation Struggle(1st Edition) by Michael Ruse, Robert J. Richards Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2006 by Harvard University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-02255-3, ISBN: 0-674-02255-6 " Creation versus evolution: What seems like a cultural crisis of our day, played out in courtrooms and classrooms across the county, is in fact part of a larger story reaching back through the centuries. The views of both evolutionists and creationists originated as inventions of the Enlightenment--two opposed but closely related responses to a loss of religious faith in the Western world. In his latest book, Michael Ruse, a preemine ..." |
 | | The Darwinian Revolution(1st Edition) Science Red in Tooth and Claw by Michael Ruse, Robert J. Richards Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1999 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-73169-8, ISBN: 0-226-73169-3 "Originally published in 1979, "The Darwinian Revolution" was the first comprehensive and readable synthesis of the history of evolutionary thought. Though the years since have seen an enormous flowering of research on Darwin and other nineteenth-century scientists concerned with evolution, as well as the larger social and cultural responses to their work, "The Darwinian Revolution" remains remarkably current and stimulating. For this ed ..." |
 | | The Paleobiological Revolution Essays on the Growth of Modern Paleontology by David Sepkoski, Michael Ruse Hardcover, 584 Pages, Published 2009 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-74861-0, ISBN: 0-226-74861-8 "Paleontology has long had a troubled relationship with evolutionary biology. Suffering from a reputation as a second-tier science and conjuring images of fossil collectors and amateurs who dig up bones, paleontology was marginalized even by Darwin himself, who worried that incompleteness in the fossil record would be used against his theory of evolution. But with the establishment of the modern synthesis in the 1940s and the pioneering ..." |
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