Stamos, David N.
Evolution and the Big Questions: Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters
This provocative text considers whether evolutionary explanations can be used to clarify some of life’s biggest questions.
- Examines topics of race, sex, gender, the nature of language, religion, ethics, knowledge, consciousness and ultimately, the meaning of life
- Each chapter presents a main topic, together with discussion of related ideas and arguments from various perspectives
- Addresses questions such as: Did evolution make men and women fundamentally different? Is the concept of race merely a social construction? Is morality, including universal human rights, a mass delusion? Can religion and evolution really be harmonized? Does evolution render life meaningless?
- Written in a clear and informative style, with helpful references for further reading and research
Keywords: Introductions to Philosophy
- Author(s)
- Stamos, David N.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 5
- Page amount
- 288 pages
- Category
- Philosophy
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781444359008
- Printed ISBN
- 9781405149037