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Darwin's dangerous idea : evolution and the meanings of life/ D. C. Dennett

By:

Dennett, D. C

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1995Description: 586 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

97806848029090684802902

Subject(s):

Natural selection.Evolution (Biology)—Philosophy.Human evolution—Philosophy

LOC classification:

QH375 .D45 1995

Contents:

Part I. Starting in the middle. Tell me why ; An idea is born ; Universal acid ; The tree of life ; The possible and the actual ; Threads of actuality in design space -- Part II. Darwinian thnking in biology. Priming Darwin's pump ; Biology is engineering ; Searching for quality ; Bully for brontosaurus -- Part III. Mind, meaning, mathematics, and morality. Controversies contained ; The cranes of culture ; Losing our minds to Darwin ; The evolution of meanings ; The emperor's new mind, and other fables ; On the origin of morality ; Redesigning morality ; The future of an idea.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
English Books	GETS Theological Seminary Library	GETS Theological Seminary Library	QH375 .D45 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00033736

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