Gonzalo, Julio A.

Intelligible design : a realistic approach to the philosophy and history of science / Julio A. Gonzalo, Manuel M. Carreira. - 1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Modern science in historical perspective -- On the origins of modern science -- The post-Renaissance revolution : the New Science -- Frank Sherwood Taylor : the man who was converted by Galileo -- The limits of science -- Proofs and demonstrations -- On the intelligibility of Quantum Mechanics -- Uncertainty, incompleteness, chance, and design -- A Finite, Open and Contingent Universe -- 2. On the origin and development of life -- A brief history of evolutionary thought -- Life's intelligible design -- What are the contributions of Genetics to the understanding of life? -- On the Human Genome in contrast to the Great Apes Genome -- On The Evolution Controversy -- Scientific critiques of Darwinism -- 3. Beyond nature and history -- The religion of Darwinism -- On the riddle of man's origin -- On science, history and free will -- Science and Faith -- Concluding remarks.

9789814447904 (e-book)


Science--Philosophy.
Science--History.
Cosmology.
Life--Origin.
Human evolution.
Religion and science.


Electronic books.

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