TY - BOOK ID - 1517681 TI - Darwin and design : does evolution have a purpose ? PY - 2003 SN - 067401023X 9780674010239 0674016319 9780674016316 PB - Cambridge (Mass.): Harvard university press, DB - UniCat KW - Philosophy of nature KW - Philosophy of science KW - Design (Philosophy) KW - Final cause KW - Teleologie KW - Teleology KW - Téléologie KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Teleology. KW - Philosophy. KW - GBZ General Biology, Zoology & Biophilosophy KW - adaptation and evolution KW - darwinism KW - evolution KW - structure and function KW - 575.8 KW - -Teleology KW - #WSCH:AAS2 KW - Design in natural phenomena, Study of KW - Philosophy KW - Causation KW - Evolution KW - Necessity (Philosophy) KW - Evolution. Origin of species. Phylogeny KW - 575.8 Evolution. Origin of species. Phylogeny KW - Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy. KW - Biological Evolution UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1517681 AB - "Darwin and Design surveys the argument from design from its introduction by the Greeks, through the coming of Darwinism, down to the present day. In clear, non-technical language Michael Ruse, a well-known authority on the history and philosophy of Darwinism, offers a full and fair assessment of the status of the argument from design in light of both the advances of modern evolutionary biology and the thinking of today's philosophers - with special attention given to the supporters and critics of "intelligent design."" "The first comprehensive history and exposition of Western thought about design in the natural world, this important work suggests directions for our thinking as we move into the twenty-first century. A thoroughgoing guide to a perennially controversial issue, the book makes its own substantial contribution to the ongoing debate about the relationship between science and religion, and between evolution and its religious critics."--Jacket. ER -