Biology and Christian EthicsCambridge University Press, 18/09/2000 - 332 من الصفحات This stimulating and wide-ranging book mounts a profound enquiry into some of the most pressing questions of our age, by examining the relationship between biological science and Christianity. The history of biological discovery is explored from the point of view of a leading philosopher and ethicist. What effect should modern biological theory and practice have on Christian understanding of ethics? How much of that theory and practice should Christians endorse? Can Christians, for example, agree that biological changes are not governed by transcendent values, or that there are no clear or essential boundaries between species? To what extent can 'Nature' set our standards? Professor Clark takes a reasoned look at biological theory since Darwin and argues that an orthodox Christian philosophy is better able to accommodate the truth of such theory than is the sort of progressive, meliorist interpretation of Christian doctrine which is usually offered as the properly 'modern' option. |
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... London 1997 ) , pp . 58-76 ; ' Making up Animals : the view from science fiction ' in Alan Holland and Andrew Johnson , eds . , Animal Biotechnology and Ethics ( Chapman & Hall : London 1997 ) , pp . 209-24 ; ' Platonism and the Gods of ...
... London 1997 ) , pp . 58-76 ; ' Making up Animals : the view from science fiction ' in Alan Holland and Andrew Johnson , eds . , Animal Biotechnology and Ethics ( Chapman & Hall : London 1997 ) , pp . 209-24 ; ' Platonism and the Gods of ...
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... modes , some of them essentially symbolic ' , Robert Murray , The Cosmic Covenant ( Sheed & Ward : London 1992 ) , p . xviii . demands a rigorous reformulation of traditional Christian discourse . Perhaps I Introduction.
... modes , some of them essentially symbolic ' , Robert Murray , The Cosmic Covenant ( Sheed & Ward : London 1992 ) , p . xviii . demands a rigorous reformulation of traditional Christian discourse . Perhaps I Introduction.
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... London 1996 ) , p . xvii . 4 It is axiomatic , for example , that all knowledge is either good , or at least neutral , and only the uses of it ( which are someone else's fault ) can be bad ; that all knowledge must be founded on ...
... London 1996 ) , p . xvii . 4 It is axiomatic , for example , that all knowledge is either good , or at least neutral , and only the uses of it ( which are someone else's fault ) can be bad ; that all knowledge must be founded on ...
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... London 1925 ) , p . 307 . 7 Chesterton himself , it is only fair to add , entirely disapproved of vivisection ( see ' Christmas ' in All Things Considered ( Methuen : London 1908 ) . non - human , and for our plans for the Introduction 3.
... London 1925 ) , p . 307 . 7 Chesterton himself , it is only fair to add , entirely disapproved of vivisection ( see ' Christmas ' in All Things Considered ( Methuen : London 1908 ) . non - human , and for our plans for the Introduction 3.
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... London 1983 ) , pp . 159-66 , esp . pp . 164-5 . 9 It was this , by Chesterton's account , that roused Aquinas to a last great burst of fury ( St Thomas Aquinas ( Methuen : London 1933 ) , pp . 106ff . ) . Since Chesterton is now too ...
... London 1983 ) , pp . 159-66 , esp . pp . 164-5 . 9 It was this , by Chesterton's account , that roused Aquinas to a last great burst of fury ( St Thomas Aquinas ( Methuen : London 1933 ) , pp . 106ff . ) . Since Chesterton is now too ...
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The development of Darwinian theory | 9 |
Moral and metaphysical assumptions | 58 |
Trying to live in nature | 94 |
The biology of sin | 140 |
Human identities | 187 |
The goals of goodness | 241 |
The end of humanity | 258 |
The covenant with all living creatures | 283 |
Conclusion cosmos and beyond | 301 |
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