Dawkins' God: From The Selfish Gene to The God Delusion

✍ Scribed by McGrath, Alister E

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Edition: 2nd edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A fully updated new edition of a critically acclaimed examination of the theories and writings of Richard Dawkins by a world-renowned expert on the relation of science and religionIncludes in-depth analysis of Dawkins' landmark treatise The God Delusion (2006), as well as coverage of his later popular works The Magic of Reality (2011) and The Greatest Show on Earth (2011),and a new chapter on Dawkins as a popularizer of scienceTackles Dawkins' hostile and controversial views on religion, and examine the religious implications of his scientific ideas including a comprehensive investigation of t.;Dawkins' God: From The Selfish Gene to The God Delusion; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Darwinism: The Rise of a Scientific Theory; Natural Selection: Charles Darwin; The Mechanics of Inheritance: Gregor Mendel; The Discovery of the Gene: Thomas Hunt Morgan; The Role of DNA in Genetics; What's in a Name? "Darwinism" or "Evolutionary Theory"?; Chapter 2 The Selfish Gene: A Darwinian View of the World; Introducing Dawkins; Dawkins' Approach: The Selfish Gene; The Place of Humanity in a Darwinian Universe; Are Genes Really Selfish?

✦ Table of Contents

Dawkins' God: From The Selfish Gene to The God Delusion
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Darwinism: The Rise of a Scientific Theory
Natural Selection: Charles Darwin
The Mechanics of Inheritance: Gregor Mendel
The Discovery of the Gene: Thomas Hunt Morgan
The Role of DNA in Genetics
What's in a Name? "Darwinism" or "Evolutionary Theory"?
Chapter 2 The Selfish Gene: A Darwinian View of the World
Introducing Dawkins
Dawkins' Approach: The Selfish Gene
The Place of Humanity in a Darwinian Universe
Are Genes Really Selfish? What Remains of the "Selfish Gene" Approach?Chapter 3 Blind Faith? Evidence, Proof, and Rationality in Science and Religion
Faith as Blind Trust?
Is Atheism Itself a Faith?
Is Christian Faith Irrational?
The Problem of Radical Theory Change in Science
The Limits of Science
Mystery, Insanity, and Nonsense
Chapter 4 The Blind Watchmaker: Evolution and the Elimination of God?
The Contours of a Darwinian Worldview
Is Darwinism a Complete Explanation?
God as an Explanatory Hypothesis?
The Elimination of Purpose: Dawkins on Teleology in Nature The Divine Watchmaker: Paley's Grand (but Correctable) MistakeDynamic Conceptions of Creation: Augustine of Hippo
Natural Selection and Religious Beliefs: Darwin's Views
The Christian Reaction to Darwin
Chapter 5 Cultural Darwinism? The Invention of the Meme
Universal Darwinism: The Evolution of Culture
Introducing the Meme
Introducing the "God-Meme"
Is Cultural Development Darwinian?
Do Memes Actually Exist?
The Flawed Analogy between Gene and Meme
The Redundancy of the Meme
God as a Virus of the Mind?
Moving On ... Chapter 6 The God Delusion: Dawkins on Atheism, Science, and ReligionThe Cultural Location of The God Delusion
The "Warfare" of Science and Religion
Natural Science Leads to Neither Atheism Nor Christianity
Science, Faith, and Evidence
A Darwinian Explanation of Belief in God?
Awe, Wonder, and Religion
Conclusion
Select Bibliography
1. Works by Richard Dawkins
Other works
Index
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