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Willem B. Drees - Religion, Science and Naturalism - 9780521497084 - KTS0037563
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Religion, Science and Naturalism

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Description for Religion, Science and Naturalism hardcover. Willem Drees argues that religion and morality are to be understood as rooted in our evolutionary past and neurophysiological constitution. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 655. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
This book considers the consequences of the natural sciences (physics, biology, neurosciences) for our view of the world. Willem Drees argues that higher, more complex levels of reality, such as religion and morality, are to be viewed as natural phenomena and have their own concepts and explanations, even though all elements of reality are constituted by the same kinds of matter (ontological naturalism). Religion and morality are to be understood as rooted in our evolutionary past and our neurophysiological constitution. The book takes a more radical naturalist position than most on religion and science. But religion is not dismissed: religious traditions remain important as bodies of wisdom and vision, and the naturalist view of the world does not exclude a sense of wonder and awe, since at the limits of science questions about the existence of natural reality persist.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521497084
SKU
KTS0037563
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99-1

Reviews for Religion, Science and Naturalism
'Physicist-philosopher-theologian Willem Drees appears as a rising star over an expanding field of science and religion.' American Scientist 'Drees is to be commended for his clear-sighted grasp of the drastic stripping-down of religion required to fit the naturalistic grid.' First Things 'William Drees' wide-ranging and clearly structured study is a welcome - and challenging - addition … Drees' study demands, deserves and repays careful reading.' Epworth Review

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