According to a profile in
The Guardian, Mary Midgley is ”the foremost scourge of scientific pretensions in this country; someone whose wit is admired even by those who feel she sometimes oversteps the mark”. Considered one of Britain”s finest philosophers, Midgley exposes the illogical logic of poor doctrines that shelter themselves behind the prestige of science. Always at home when taking on the high priests of evolutionary theory – Dawkins, Wilson and their acolytes – she has famously described evolution as ”the creation-myth of our age”. In
Evolution as a Religion, she examines how science comes to be used as a substitute for religion and points out how badly that role distorts it. As ever, her argument is flawlessly insightful: a punchy, compelling, lively indictment of these misuses of science. Both the book and its author are true classics of our time.
The Guardian, Mary Midgley is ”the foremost scourge of scientific pretensions in this country; someone whose wit is admired even by those who feel she sometimes oversteps the mark”. Considered one of Britain”s finest philosophers, Midgley exposes the illogical logic of poor doctrines that shelter themselves behind the prestige of science. Always at home when taking on the high priests of evolutionary theory – Dawkins, Wilson and their acolytes – she has famously described evolution as ”the creation-myth of our age”. In
Evolution as a Religion, she examines how science comes to be used as a substitute for religion and points out how badly that role distorts it. As ever, her argument is flawlessly insightful: a punchy, compelling, lively indictment of these misuses of science. Both the book and its author are true classics of our time.
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Format PDF ● Halaman-halaman 224 ● ISBN 9781134470167 ● Penerbit Taylor and Francis ● Diterbitkan 2003 ● Muat turun 6 kali ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 2625408 ● Salin perlindungan Adobe DRM
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