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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Between naturalism and religion Between naturalism and religion Jürgen Habermas "Two countervailing trends mark the intellectual tenor of our age the spread of naturalistic worldviews and religious orthodoxies. Advances in biogenetics, brain research, and robotics are clearing t… OL1414329W
The universe next door The universe next door James W. Sire For more than thirty years, The Universe Next Door has set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. In this new fifth edition James Sire offers additional student-friendly featu… OL15498991W
Ethical naturalism Ethical naturalism Susana Nuccetelli,Gary Seay "Ethical naturalism is narrowly construed as the doctrine that there are moral properties and facts, at least some of which are natural properties and facts. Perhaps owing to its having faced, early … OL16152678W
Natural Natural Alan Levinovitz People love what’s natural: it’s the best way to eat, the best way to parent, even the best way to act—naturally, just as nature intended. Appeals to the wisdom of nature are among the most powerful … OL20908728W
Mere creation Mere creation William A. Dembski A Movement has Emerged among scholars exploring the possibility of intelligent design as an explanatory theory in scientific descriptions of the universe. As Michael Behe has proposed in his landmark… OL20942919W
La cathédrale La cathédrale Joris-Karl Huysmans This novel is aimed at describing the Cathedral of Chartres. Durtal, who arrives in Chartres, tries to explore and discover the secrets of this cathedral. OL2239485W
Gaining the high ground over evolutionism Gaining the high ground over evolutionism Robert J. O'keefe "The controversy surrounding the origin of the universe, earth, and all living things is an ongoing debate in the public sphere. In Gaining the High Ground over Evolutionism, author Robert J. O'Keefe… OL26439303W
Thorstein Veblen and the enrichment of evolutionary naturalism Thorstein Veblen and the enrichment of evolutionary naturalism Rick Tilman "Tilman argues that evolutionary naturalism provides the philosophical foundations of Veblen's thought. He links evolutionary naturalism to Veblen's aesthetics, secular humanism, sociology of control… OL2988082W
Norms of Nature Norms of Nature Paul Sheldon Davies "In Norms of Nature, Paul Sheldon Davies argues against the prevailing view that natural norms are constituted out of some form of historical success - usually success in natural selection. He defend… OL9245116W