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Broom, Neil

 
9781138320369: How Blind Is the Watchmaker?: Theism or Atheism: Should Science Decide?
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1138320366 ISBN 13 : 9781138320369
Editeur : Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

First published in 1998, this book shows that modern materialistic science - for all its ability to analyse in truly impressive detail the workings of the living world - remains powerless to explain the phenomenon of life itself. Drawing on a variety of examples from experience of the biological world as a practising scientist, the author shows that the qualities of purpose, intentionality and mind suffuse almost every aspect of the living realm, yet these same qualities remain totally unaccounted for by science itself. The author argues that the all too common humanistic dismissal of these crucial components of reality undermines the integrity of science itself and is intellectually perverse. He argues that scientific materialism, despite its enormous influence in shaping today's high-tech world, actually presents a gross trivialization of the concept of life. Further, while unable of itself to provide ultimate answers to the mystery of life, this science uncovers facts that point beyond these to a transcendent, theistic dimension - or, in the words of the title - to a Watchmaker who, indeed, is not blind.

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Neil Broom

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1138320366
ISBN 13 
9781138320369
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
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Personne responsable
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