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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      20 May 2021
      20 May 2021
      ISBN:
      9781108907057
      9781108820431
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108907057
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      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.29kg, 222 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Biological Anthropology, Philosophy: General Interest, Philosophy of Science, Anthropology, Philosophy
      Series:
      A Philosopher Looks At
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    Subjects:
    Biological Anthropology, Philosophy: General Interest, Philosophy of Science, Anthropology, Philosophy
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    A Philosopher Looks At
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    Why do we think ourselves superior to all other animals? Are we right to think so? In this book, Michael Ruse explores these questions in religion, science and philosophy. Some people think that the world is an organism - and that humans, as its highest part, have a natural value (this view appeals particularly to people of religion). Others think that the world is a machine - and that we therefore have responsibility for making our own value judgements (including judgements about ourselves). Ruse provides a compelling analysis of these two rival views and the age-old conflict between them. In a wide-ranging and fascinating discussion, he draws on Darwinism and existentialism to argue that only the view that the world is a machine does justice to our humanity. This new series offers short and personal perspectives by expert thinkers on topics that we all encounter in our everyday lives.

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