Evolution as a Religion

Strange Hopes and Stranger Fears

By: Mary Midgley

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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.

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`... a graceful, refreshing and enlightening book, applied philosophy that is relevant, timely and metaphysical in the best sense' - New York Times Book Review

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Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. viii
Evolutionary Dramas	p. 1
Do Science and Religion Compete?	p. 11
Demarcation Disputes	p. 22
The Irresistible Escalator	p. 33
Choosing a World	p. 40
The Problem of Direction	p. 54
Scientist and Superscientist	p. 64
Dazzling Prospects	p. 76
Black Holes: Jacques Monod and the Isolation of 'science'	p. 86
Freedom and the Monte Carlo Drama	p. 95
Scientific Education and Human Transience	p. 104
Mixed Antitheses	p. 112
Science, Scepticism and Awe	p. 122
The Service of Self and the Service of Kali	p. 134
Who or What is Selfish?	p. 143
Dreaming and Waking	p. 155
The Limits of Individualism	p. 163
The Vulnerable World and Its Claims on Us	p. 174
Notes	p. 192
Index	p. 201
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