Evolution as a religion : strange hopes and stranger fears /

Midgley, Mary, 1919-

Evolution as a religion : strange hopes and stranger fears / Mary Midgley - Rev. ed. / with a new introduction by the author - London ; New York : Routledge, 2002 - xi, 212 p. ; 21 cm - Routledge classics .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This work exposes the illogical logic of poor doctrines that shelter themselves behind the prestige of science. Midgley examines how science comes to be used as a substitute for religion and points out how badly that role distorts it.



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Evolution--Religious aspects
Religion and science
Evolution--Philosophy
Science--Philosophy
Philosophy.
Evolution
Philosophy of science
Philosophy of religion
Modern philosophy: since c 1800
Philosophy
Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology