Beth L. Eddy

Evolutionary Pragmatism and Ethics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book details a pragmatic approach to the ethical and religious implications of a Darwinian perspective, drawing on the work of thinkers both secular and religious. The approach taken by James, Santayana, Addams, and Dewey should be of interest to scholars of religious naturalism and humanistic ethics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 387g
• ISBN-13: 9780739198643
• ISBN-10: 0739198645
• Artikelnr.: 43895475

Autorenporträt

Beth Eddy is associate professor of philosophy and religion at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One Setting the Stage: Darwin and 19th Century Evolutionary Ethics
and Theologies
Chapter Two T. H. Huxley's Evolution and Ethics
Chapter Three John Dewey in Conversation with Huxley and Santayana on
Evolution and Ethics
Chapter Four Struggle or Mutual Aid: Jane Addams and the Progressive
Encounter with Social Darwinism
Chapter Five Jane Addams, John Dewey, and the Evolutionary Tension Points
Chapter Six Contemporary Controversies over Chance and Teleology