The Routledge Companion to Religion and Science

ISBN-13: 9780415742207 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 640 str.

James W. Haag; Gregory R. Peterson; Michael L. Spezio

Opis

The field of religion and science is one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of research today. This Companion brings together an outstanding team of scholars to explore the ways in which science intersects with the major religions of the world and religious naturalism. The collection provides an overview of the field and also indicates ways in which it is developing. Its multicultural breadth and scientific rigor on topics that are and will be compelling issues in the first part of the twenty-first century and beyond will be welcomed by students and scholars alike.

Spis treści

Part 1: Epistemology and History  A. Frameworks and Methods  B. Historical Overviews  Part 2: Scientific and Religious Models of the World  A. Cosmologies and Cosmogonies  B. Quantum Theoretical Approaches and Causality  C. Complexity, Emergence, and Eliminativism  D. Evolutionary Biology and Suffering  E. The Cognitive Sciences and Religious Experience  F. Ecology and the Integrity of Nature  Part 3: Religion and Science, Values, and Public Policy  A. Origins  B. Biotechnology and Justice  C. Non-human Cognition: Animal Cognition and Artificial Intelligence   D. Aging and Life Extension  E. Transhumanism and Artificial Intelligence

O autorze

James W. Haag is a Lecturer in the Philosophy Department at Suffolk University, USA.

Gregory R. Peterson is a Professor in the Philosophy and Religion Department at South Dakota State University, USA.

Michael L. Spezio is Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Scripps College and Visiting Faculty at the California Institute of Technology, USA.