The Ethics of Cosmology: Natural Right and the Rediscovery of Design - Couverture rigide

Caiazza, John C.

 
9781412842792: The Ethics of Cosmology: Natural Right and the Rediscovery of Design
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ISBN 10 : 1412842794 ISBN 13 : 9781412842792
Editeur : Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

Within the last one hundred years, the scientific conception of the universe has undergone radical change. As a result a new field has evolved, called "cosmology," that examines the philosophical and scientific nature of the universe. Cosmology conceives of a material universe in which the interior of atoms do not act in the same predictable manner as the objects we can see and in which space is no longer empty volume unaffected by the matter within it. The universe is not a machine that operates with the same set of rules, but rather a living, growing organism.

This new cosmology is forcing a consideration of the meaning of life that also calls for a reconsideration of moral law--the doctrine of natural right. Natural law theory is based on a cosmology that is grounded in classical metaphysics. John C. Caiazza uses the term "natural right" rather than "natural law" since his argument for cosmic teleology is based on the cosmology of contemporary science and not that of classical metaphysics. If evolution and development are the key to understanding nature, it is important to get the evolutionary concept of nature right, especially when it involves ethics.

The universe can be viewed in two ways. One can admire the intricacy of the cosmological process on the physical, chemical, and astronomical levels. Or, one can look at this process as a result of design or providence. These two options should not preclude each other, Caiazza asserts; we should instead look closely at what science reveals about design. This volume offers an opportunity to reconcile the thinking of those who hold to traditional religious views on the origins of the universe and those who look to scientific explanations.

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À propos de l?auteur

John C. Caiazza is a senior lecturer in philosophy at Rivier University. He is the author of The War of the Jesus and Darwin Fishes, The Ethics of Cosmology, and The Disunity of American Culture.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1412842794
ISBN 13 
9781412842792
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
184
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