Beth L. Eddy

Evolutionary Pragmatism and Ethics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book details a pragmatic approach to the ethical and religious implications of a Darwinian perspective, drawing on the work of thinkers both secular and religious. The approach taken by James, Santayana, Addams, and Dewey should be of interest to scholars of religious naturalism and humanistic ethics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 389g
• ISBN-13: 9780739198643
• ISBN-10: 0739198645
• Artikelnr.: 43895475

Autorenporträt

Beth Eddy is associate professor of philosophy and religion at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One Setting the Stage: Darwin and 19th Century Evolutionary Ethics
and Theologies Chapter Two T. H. Huxley's Evolution and Ethics Chapter
Three John Dewey in Conversation with Huxley and Santayana on Evolution and
Ethics Chapter Four Struggle or Mutual Aid: Jane Addams and the Progressive
Encounter with Social Darwinism Chapter Five Jane Addams, John Dewey, and
the Evolutionary Tension Points Chapter Six Contemporary Controversies over
Chance and Teleology