Genes, determinism, and God
Human personhood fragmented : nature-nurture discourse from antiquity to Galton -- Reifying the fragments : nature-nurture discourse from Galton to the twenty-first century -- The impact of the new genetics : how contemporary biology is changing the landscape of ideas -- Reshaping the matrix : integ...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY
Cambridge University Press
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Genetics
/ Determinism
/ Philosophy
B Social behavior / World view / Determinism / Human genetics (motif) B Genetics / Biological anthropology / Theological anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Genetic Variation
B Religious Philosophies B Genetics B Genetic Determinism B Determinism (Philosophy) |
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| Summary: | Human personhood fragmented : nature-nurture discourse from antiquity to Galton -- Reifying the fragments : nature-nurture discourse from Galton to the twenty-first century -- The impact of the new genetics : how contemporary biology is changing the landscape of ideas -- Reshaping the matrix : integrating the human in contemporary biology -- Is the worm determined : gene variation and behaviour in animals -- Prisoners of the genes : understanding quantitative behavioural genetics -- Behavioural molecules : understanding molecular behavioural genetics -- Mensa, mediocrity or meritocracy : the genetics of intelligence, religion, and politics -- Gay genes : genetics and sexual orientation -- Not may fault : the use of genetics in the legal system -- Causality, emergence, and freedom : tackling some tough philosophical questions -- Made in the image of God : a conversation between genetics and theology |
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| Item Description: | Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke "Amplified version of the Gifford lectures given at the University of St. Andrews in December 2012"--Preface Amplified version of the Gifford Lectures given at the University of St. Andrews in December 2012 (Seite vii) |
| Physical Description: | viii, 385 Seiten, Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 978-1-316-50638-7 978-1-107-14114-8 |
