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Ethics Of Chemistry: From Poison Gas To Climate Engineering (Paperback): Joachim Schummer, Tom Borsen Ethics Of Chemistry: From Poison Gas To Climate Engineering (Paperback)
Joachim Schummer, Tom Borsen
R1,912 Discovery Miles 19 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'Overall, this collection of case studies provides an outstanding starting point for understanding the ethics of chemistry. It is an extremely important contribution to the study of chemical ethics ... Ethics of Chemistry is a key resource for educators interested in integrating ethics instruction into their chemistry curricula ... an important foundation for equipping students with the moral judgement and analytical skills necessary to contend with the ethical issues they are likely to face in their professional lives.'Nature Chemistry'... the book offers a general introduction to many relevant topics concerning the values, responsibilities, and judgements in (and of) chemistry. The volume could be helpful for university students and teachers or even general readers interested in the ethics of chemistry.' [Read Full Review]Jose Ramon Bertomeu-SanchezAmbixAlthough chemistry has been the target of numerous public moral debates for over a century, there is still no academic field of ethics of chemistry to develop an ethically balanced view of the discipline. And while ethics courses are increasingly demanded for science and engineering students in many countries, chemistry is still lagging behind because of a lack of appropriate teaching material. This volume fills both gaps by establishing the scope of ethics of chemistry and providing a cased-based approach to teaching, thereby also narrating a cultural history of chemistry.From poison gas in WWI to climate engineering of the future, this volume covers the most important historical cases of chemistry. It draws lesson from major disasters of the past, such as in Bhopal and Love Canal, or from thalidomide, Agent Orange, and DDT. It further introduces to ethical arguments pro and con by discussing issues about bisphenol-A, polyvinyl chloride, and rare earth elements; as well as of contested chemical projects such as human enhancement, the creation of artificial life, and patents on human DNA. Moreover, it illustrates chemical engagements in preventing hazards, from the prediction of ozone depletion, to Green Chemistry, and research in recycling, industrial substance substitution, and clean-up. Students also learn about codes of conduct and chemical regulations.An international team of experts narrate the historical cases and analyse their ethical dimensions. All cases are suitable for undergraduate teaching, either in classes of ethics, history of chemistry, or in chemistry classes proper.

Reform Judaism and Darwin - How Engaging with Evolutionary Theory Shaped American Jewish Religion (Hardcover): Daniel Langton Reform Judaism and Darwin - How Engaging with Evolutionary Theory Shaped American Jewish Religion (Hardcover)
Daniel Langton
R2,542 Discovery Miles 25 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Darwin provoked Jewish as well as Christian thinkers so that many felt obliged to establish oppositional, alternative, synthetic, or complimentary models relating Jewish religion to his theory of natural selection. This book examines a range of leading nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American progressive Jewish thinkers, with the primary focus being rabbis Kohler, Wise, Hirsch, Krauskopf, and Hahn, although many others are covered. Key themes include the widespread commitment to universal evolutionism, that is, the application of biological evolutionary theory to other realms (e.g. history, religion, cosmic), and the particular fascination with the evolution of ethical systems within human societies, bearing in mind mankind's bestial origins and the new challenges for understanding religious authority and revelation. It is argued that Reform Jewish discussions about the nature of God have been more profoundly shaped by engagement with evolutionary theory than has been recognized before, and that evolutionary thought provides the key framework for understanding Reform Judaism itself. The precise nature of Jewish Reform engagement with Christian proponents of theistic evolution are important, as are their interest in alternative evolutionists to Darwin, such as Spencer and Haeckel.

Islam and Evolution - Al-Ghazali and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm (Paperback): Shoaib Ahmed Malik Islam and Evolution - Al-Ghazali and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm (Paperback)
Shoaib Ahmed Malik
R1,368 Discovery Miles 13 680 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This book attempts to equip the reader with a holistic and accessible account of Islam and evolution. It guides the reader through the different variables that have played a part in the ongoing dialogue between Muslim creationists and evolutionists. This work views the discussion through the lens of al-Ghazali (1058-1111), a widely-known and well-respected Islamic intellectual from the medieval period. By understanding al-Ghazali as an Ash'arite theologian, a particular strand of Sunni theology, his metaphysical and hermeneutic ideas are taken to explore if and how much Neo-Darwinian evolution can be accepted. It is shown that his ideas can be used to reach an alignment between Islam and Neo-Darwinian evolution. This book offers a detailed examination that seeks to offer clarity if not agreement in the midst of an intense intellectual conflict and polarity amongst Muslims. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars of Science and Religion, Theology, Philosophy of Religion, Islamic Studies, and Religious Studies more generally. *Winner of the International Society for Science & Religion (ISSR) book prize 2022 (academic category)*

Defining Technological Literacy - Towards an Epistemological Framework (Hardcover): J. Dakers Defining Technological Literacy - Towards an Epistemological Framework (Hardcover)
J. Dakers
R2,041 Discovery Miles 20 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Never before have we so needed a new literacy that will enable us to meaningfully participate in the rapidly evolving technologically mediated world. This collection offers a solid basis for defining this new technological literacy by bringing together theoretical work that ranges from philosophy, design, and pedagogy.

An Introduction to Global Media for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover): Ole J. Mjos An Introduction to Global Media for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
Ole J. Mjos
R2,603 Discovery Miles 26 030 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

An Introduction to Global Media for the Twenty-First Century provides a thorough introduction to the field of global media today. The book presents the key changes taking place as the global media landscape evolves, and the main theories of the field, that explain these developments. Tracing, first, the formative development of an international and global media landscape throughout the 20th century from the telegraph, television and film export, and transnational television to the Internet, the book then focuses on developments in the 21st century. This includes: the digitization of the global media and communications sector; the popularization of the Internet and digital infrastructure such as the smartphone and platforms; the emergence of global online media and services; the production and distribution of digital media content; and the exploitation of user data. Case studies illustrate key developments throughout the book. The book shows how the field is characterized by a continuity of critical concerns in relation to power, influence, and domination; media user empowerment and exploitation; and social and sustainable development and democratic conditions, as well as geopolitical shifts, in a global context.

Digital Media, Cultural Production and Speculative Capitalism (Hardcover): Freya Schiwy, Alessandro Fornazzari, Susan Antebi Digital Media, Cultural Production and Speculative Capitalism (Hardcover)
Freya Schiwy, Alessandro Fornazzari, Susan Antebi
R4,465 Discovery Miles 44 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This collection of essays explores the interfaces between new information technologies and their impact on contemporary culture, and recent transformations in capitalist production. From a transnational frame, the essays investigate some of the key facets of contemporary global capitalism: the ascendance of finance capital, and the increasing importance of immaterial labor (understood here as a post-Fordist notion of work that privileges the art of communication, affect, and virtuosity). The contributors address these transformation by exploring their relation to new digital media (YouTube, MySpace, digital image and video technology, information networks, etc.) and various cultural forms including the Hispanic television talk show, indigenous video production, documentary film in Southern California, the Latin American stock market, German security surveillance, transnational videoconferencing, and Japanese tourists? use of visual images on cell phones. The authors argue that the seemingly radical newness and alleged immateriality of contemporary speculative capitalism, turns out to be less dramatically new and more grounded in colonial/racial histories of both material and immaterial exploitation than one might at first imagine. Similarly, human interaction with digital media and virtuality, ostensibly a double marker for the contemporary and economically privileged subject, in fact reveals itself in many cases as transgressive of racial, economic and historical categories.

International Cooperation for Enhancing Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards and Non-proliferation - Proceedings of the XIX... International Cooperation for Enhancing Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards and Non-proliferation - Proceedings of the XIX Edoardo Amaldi Conference, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, Italy, March 30-31, 2015 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Luciano Maiani, Said Abousahl, Wolfango Plastino
R4,307 R3,444 Discovery Miles 34 440 Save R863 (20%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book, comprising contributions presented at the XIX Edoardo Amaldi Conference, examines important aspects of international cooperation aimed at enhancing nuclear safety, security, safeguards (the "3S"), and non-proliferation, thereby assisting in the development and maintenance of the verification regime and progress toward a nuclear weapon-free world. The Conference served as a forum where eminent scientists, diplomats, and policymakers could compare national perspectives and update international collaborations. The book opens by addressing the political, institutional, and legal dimensions of the 3S and non-proliferation; current challenges are discussed and attempts made to identify possible solutions and future improvements. Subsequent sections consider scientific developments that can contribute to increased effectiveness in the implementation of international regimes, particularly in critical areas, technology foresight, and the ongoing evaluation of current capabilities. The closing sections discuss scientific and technical challenges to the effective implementation of the 3S approach and the role of international cooperation and scientific community actions in leading the world toward peace and security.

Prophets and Protons - New Religious Movements and Science in Late Twentieth-Century America (Hardcover): Benjamin E. Zeller Prophets and Protons - New Religious Movements and Science in Late Twentieth-Century America (Hardcover)
Benjamin E. Zeller
R3,088 Discovery Miles 30 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

By the twentieth century, science had become so important that religious traditions had to respond to it. Emerging religions, still led by a living founder to guide them, responded with a clarity and focus that illuminates other larger, more established religions' understandings of science. The Hare Krishnas, the Unification Church, and Heaven's Gate each found distinct ways to incorporate major findings of modern American science, understanding it as central to their wider theological and social agendas. In tracing the development of these new religious movements' viewpoints on science during each movement's founding period, we can discern how their views on science were crafted over time. These NRMs shed light on how religious groups--new, old, alternative, or mainstream--could respond to the tremendous growth of power and prestige of science in late twentieth-century America.

In this engrossing book, Zeller carefully shows that religious groups had several methods of creatively responding to science, and that the often-assumed conflict-based model of "science vs. religion" must be replaced by a more nuanced understanding of how religions operate in our modern scientific world.

The Boiler Room Boys (Hardcover): Tim D. Smith The Boiler Room Boys (Hardcover)
Tim D. Smith; Foreword by Francis Capitanio
R1,134 R952 Discovery Miles 9 520 Save R182 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Towards the Information Society - The Case of Central and Eastern European Countries (Hardcover, 2000 ed.): G. Banse Towards the Information Society - The Case of Central and Eastern European Countries (Hardcover, 2000 ed.)
G. Banse; Edited by (board members) D. Uhl; Edited by C.J. Langenbach, P. Machleidt
R1,650 Discovery Miles 16 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The workshop provided an overview of the status and perspectives of Technology Assessment (TA) in the individual countries of Central and Eastern Europe. It also showed the complexity of creation of space for TA type activities in individual countries - for independent activity of both experts and the public based on individual responsibility. The book consists of the final version of the presented papers and new contributions initiated by the workshop. Moreover, the authors reflect the ideas and incentives sounded in the discussions. The book is addressed to researchers in the fields of social science, humanities, information technology and technology assessment in particular. It may also be of interest to policy-makers and the wider public concerned with the information society.

Resisting AI - An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence (Hardcover): Dan McQuillan Resisting AI - An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence (Hardcover)
Dan McQuillan
R2,289 Discovery Miles 22 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere, yet it causes damage to society in ways that can't be fixed. Instead of helping to address our current crises, AI causes divisions that limit people's life chances, and even suggests fascistic solutions to social problems. This book provides an analysis of AI's deep learning technology and its political effects and traces the ways that it resonates with contemporary political and social currents, from global austerity to the rise of the far right. Dan McQuillan calls for us to resist AI as we know it and restructure it by prioritising the common good over algorithmic optimisation. He sets out an anti-fascist approach to AI that replaces exclusions with caring, proposes people's councils as a way to restructure AI through mutual aid and outlines new mechanisms that would adapt to changing times by supporting collective freedom. Academically rigorous, yet accessible to a socially engaged readership, this unique book will be of interest to all who wish to challenge the social logic of AI by reasserting the importance of the common good.

Developing a Model of Islamic Psychology and Psychotherapy - Islamic Theology and Contemporary Understandings of Psychology... Developing a Model of Islamic Psychology and Psychotherapy - Islamic Theology and Contemporary Understandings of Psychology (Paperback)
Abdallah Rothman
R1,283 Discovery Miles 12 830 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

At a time when there is increasing need to offer psychotherapeutic approaches that accommodate clients' religious and spiritual beliefs, and acknowledge the potential for healing and growth offered by religious frameworks, this book explores psychology from an Islamic paradigm and demonstrates how Islamic understandings of human nature, the self, and the soul can inform an Islamic psychotherapy. Drawing on a qualitative, grounded theory analysis of interviews with Islamic scholars and clinicians, this unique volume distils complex religious concepts to reconcile Islamic theology with contemporary notions of psychology. Chapters offer nuanced explanations of relevant Islamic tradition and theological sources, consider how this relates to Western notions of psychotherapy and common misconceptions, and draw uniquely on first-hand data to develop a new theory of Islamic psychology. This, in turn, informs an innovative and empirically driven model of practice that translates Islamic understandings of human psychology into a clinical framework for Islamic psychotherapy. An outstanding scholarly contribution to the modern and emerging discipline of Islamic psychology, this book makes a pioneering contribution to the integration of the Islamic sciences and clinical mental health practice. It will be a key resource for scholars, researchers, and practicing clinicians with an interest in Islamic psychology and Muslim mental health, as well as religion, spirituality and psychology more broadly.

Islamic Dilemmas: Reformers, Nationalists and Industrialization - The Southern Shore of the Mediterranean (Hardcover, Reprint... Islamic Dilemmas: Reformers, Nationalists and Industrialization - The Southern Shore of the Mediterranean (Hardcover, Reprint 2019)
Ernest Gellner
R3,555 Discovery Miles 35 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems- both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.

The Ethics of Generating Posthumans - Philosophical and Theological Reflections on Bringing New Persons into Existence... The Ethics of Generating Posthumans - Philosophical and Theological Reflections on Bringing New Persons into Existence (Hardcover)
Calum MacKellar, Trevor Stammers
R3,101 Discovery Miles 31 010 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Should transhuman and posthuman persons ever be brought into existence? And if so, could they be generated in a good and loving way? This study explores how society may respond to the actual generation of new kinds of persons from ethical, philosophical, and theological perspectives. Contributors to this volume address a number of essential questions, including the ethical ramifications of generating new life, the relationships that generators may have with their creations, and how these creations may consider their generation. This collection's interdisciplinary approach traverses the philosophical writings of Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, Nietzsche, and Heidegger, alongside theological considerations from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. It invites academics, faith leaders, policy makers, and stakeholders to think through the ethical gamut of generating posthuman and transhuman persons.

Brain, Consciousness, and God - A Lonerganian Integration (Hardcover): Daniel A. Helminiak Brain, Consciousness, and God - A Lonerganian Integration (Hardcover)
Daniel A. Helminiak
R1,973 Discovery Miles 19 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Revolutions in Book Publishing - The Effects of Digital Innovation on the Industry (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Lall Ramrattan,... Revolutions in Book Publishing - The Effects of Digital Innovation on the Industry (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Lall Ramrattan, Michael Szenberg
R1,548 Discovery Miles 15 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Revolutions in Book Publishing uses dynamic methods to examine the evolution of the industry's transition from physical place to cyber space, analyzing the latest effects of technological innovations on the industry as well as their influence on distribution channels, market structure, and conduct of the industry.

Plasma Science and Technology for Emerging Economies - An AAAPT Experience (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Rajdeep Singh Rawat Plasma Science and Technology for Emerging Economies - An AAAPT Experience (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Rajdeep Singh Rawat
R5,833 Discovery Miles 58 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book highlights plasma science and technology-related research and development work at institutes and universities networked through Asian African Association for Plasma Training (AAAPT) which was established in 1988. The AAAPT, with 52 member institutes in 24 countries, promotes the initiation and intensification of plasma research and development through cooperation and technology sharing. With 13 chapters on fusion-relevant, laboratory and industrial plasmas for wide range of applications and basic research and a chapter on AAAPT network, it demonstrates how, with collaborations, high-quality, industrially relevant academic and scientific research on fusion, industrial and laboratory plasmas and plasma diagnostics can be successfully pursued in small research labs. These plasma sciences and technologies include pioneering breakthroughs and applications in (i) fusion relevant research in the quest for long-term, clean energy source development using high-temperature, high- density plasmas and (ii) multibillion-dollar, low-temperature, non-equilibrium and thermal industrial plasmas used in processing, synthesis and electronics.

Interpreting Signs of Illness - A Case Study in Medical Semiotics (Hardcover, Reprint 2015): Kathryn V Staiano Interpreting Signs of Illness - A Case Study in Medical Semiotics (Hardcover, Reprint 2015)
Kathryn V Staiano
R3,553 Discovery Miles 35 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Language, Cognition, and Biblical Exegesis - Interpreting Minds (Hardcover): Ronit Nikolsky, Istvan Czachesz, Frederick S... Language, Cognition, and Biblical Exegesis - Interpreting Minds (Hardcover)
Ronit Nikolsky, Istvan Czachesz, Frederick S Tappenden, Tamas Biro
R3,897 Discovery Miles 38 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What role do texts play in religious practice? What is the relationship between these texts and cognition? Are some texts more successful because they are better adapted to our cognitive structures? Why is biblical interpretation necessary, and what is the cognitive process behind it? This book considers such questions, and fills the gap in research on religious texts and narratives in the cognitive science of religion. The study of ancient religions and biblical studies are dominated by textual evidence. However, the cognitive science of religion is lacking significant research on the language and textual interpretation of this literature. This book presents a systematic attempt to redefine the interpretation of religious texts in a cognitive framework, providing concrete textual analysis on a broad selection of biblical passages. It explores the ways that cognitive approaches to language and textual interpretation expand the disciplines of the cognitive science of religion and biblical studies. This book brings together methodology from the cognitive sciences, linguistics, philology, biblical studies, and religious studies, to offer a new perspective for biblical studies and cognitive sciences. It presents a renewed vision of textual interpretation - one that aligns hermeneutical reflection with our cognitive capacities.

China in the Information Age - Telecommunications and the Dilemmas of Reform (Hardcover): Milton Mueller, Zixiang Tan China in the Information Age - Telecommunications and the Dilemmas of Reform (Hardcover)
Milton Mueller, Zixiang Tan
R2,761 Discovery Miles 27 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

China's economic and social progress toward modernization is one of the defining features of the last quarter of the 20th century. The emergence of China coincides with another development of equally important international implications--the revolution in information and telecommunication technology. But how compatible are the new China and the information age? The Chinese government intends to embrace market-oriented economic development while maintaining centralized control over politics, culture, and public discourse. The contradictions and tensions of this goal are especially acute in telecommunication and information technology markets, where the rest of the world is moving rapidly toward liberalization and globalization. Will China's economic reforms allow it to join the information revolution, or will its unique political structure keep it insulated from the main currents of global economic development? This volume is the first detailed examination of how China's reform process is playing out in the realm of information and telecommunications.

Tacit Engagement - Beyond Interaction (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Satinder P. Gill Tacit Engagement - Beyond Interaction (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Satinder P. Gill
R3,264 R1,932 Discovery Miles 19 320 Save R1,332 (41%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores how digital technology is altering the relationships between people and how the very nature of interface itself needs to be reconsidered to reflect this - how we can make sense of each other, handle ambiguities, negotiate differences, empathise and collectively make skilled judgments in our modern society. The author presents new directions for research at the relational-transactional intersection of contrasting disciplines of arts, science and technology, and in so doing, presents philosophical and artistic questions for future research on human connectivity in our digital age. The book presents frameworks and methods for conducting research and study of tacit engagement that includes ethnography, experiments, discourse analysis, gesture analysis, psycholinguistic analysis, artistic experiments, installations, and improvisation. Case studies illustrate the use of various methods and the application and emergence of frameworks. Tacit Engagement will be of interest to researchers, designers, teachers and students concerned with new media, social media and communications networks; interactive interfaces, including information systems, knowledge management, robotics, and presence technologies. Not since Michael Polanyi have we seen such wise science about the tacit: how we know more than we can tell. Gill brings to the present era of design and data a profoundly needed perspective on meaning that comes from social dialogue, skilled performance, relational gesture and rhythm. - Sha Xin Wei, Ph.D. (Synthesis, ASU)

From Lordship to Stewardship - Religion and Social Change in Malta (Hardcover, Gekurzte u. verand. Diss. Reprint 2019): Mario... From Lordship to Stewardship - Religion and Social Change in Malta (Hardcover, Gekurzte u. verand. Diss. Reprint 2019)
Mario Vassallo
R3,555 Discovery Miles 35 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems- both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.

Redesigning Human Systems (Hardcover): Enid Mumford Redesigning Human Systems (Hardcover)
Enid Mumford
R2,301 Discovery Miles 23 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Organizational change is becoming increasingly complex, challenging and difficult to handle as technology advances. And there is a need to discuss how it can be both more effectively managed by large and small organizations, while at the same time the strategies for changes are based on ethical notions of democracy and participation. Redesigning Human Systems assists those interested in and responsible for the management of major change within organizations, and provides the theories and values that should be adhered to in order to achieve that change successfully and effectively.

Apes or Angels? - Darwin, Dover, Human Nature, and Race (Hardcover): Cornelius J. Troost Apes or Angels? - Darwin, Dover, Human Nature, and Race (Hardcover)
Cornelius J. Troost
R734 Discovery Miles 7 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

APES or ANGELS?: A SummaryFor many readers this book will be a mind-altering experience. It has a thesis that is a challenge to the conventional thinking of most Christians and their counterparts, the secular humanists. It offends both for very good reasons. It speaks the truth about Darwin's views on human origins and race.Contrary to the beliefs of most academicians and educated readers, Darwin had two dangerous ideas instead of one. Daniel Dennett was perfectly right about the first, which was the notion that natural selection operated in a way that precluded explanatory intrusions from outside the natural world. In other words, metaphysics has no place in biological explanation. Things spiritual, like vitalism and finalism, are simply inapplicable to evolutionary biology. The second idea is rarely mentioned in politically correct America- that the human races are different in sometimes significant ways. Indeed, inequality is a normal condition of nature.Darwin's clash with Christianity is winding down because modern science is a foundation of western culture and it fully accepts the truth of natural selection and the evolution of life(including man). It is ironic that as the struggle with Christianity declines, a new struggle emerges- the battle over racial differences. Liberalism evolved into radical egalitarianism as it swept over America, creating an authoritarian political correctness that contradicts our Constitution. Modern genetics now threatens the liberal myth of human equality.These Darwinian conflicts are playing out amidst our culture wars, a battle that could transform us into another Brazil. Radical egalitarianism and multiculturalism are ideologies aimed at dismantling our great Anglo-European tradition. Forces of erosion are at work which may make our nation's greatness a faint memory.The battle with creationism is essentially over in Europe and it is winding down in the U.S. Science always wins fights over the facts of nature Eddies of ignorance will persist in American society where fundamentalism exists, but educated elites have long since agreed with Darwin.Liberal relativism erodes our standards of excellence and even undermines our Christian morality, a morality that seems closely connected to our moral instinct. With their power in academia liberals will submit to "white guilt" as they treat blacks as eternal victims, distorting reality to make outcomes equal. Darwin, however, may be vindicated on the matter of real racial differences, causing agony among idealistic liberals who must relinquish their lofty dreams.Scientific humanism has always touted critical thinking as a supreme goal of education, but it is threatened by the irrational side of liberalism that savors post-modern subjectivism. Today we see "diversity training" imposed on young people in a Stalinist manner. Propaganda and groupthink are current weapons of the PC martinets. In reading this survey of how Darwin came to his dangerous ideas, you may appreciate how important science and critical thinking are in a society gripped by wayward versions of liberalism. Both evolution by natural selection and racial differences are discussed in this book in order to illumine Darwin's two "dangerous" ideas-one that threatened Christianity and one that now threatens liberal humanism's egalitarian dream. Social scientists will be exposed as propagandists for radical egalitarianism rather than as true scientists. The movement to eliminate the word "race" is evidence of political motivation rather than scientific honesty. To examine the conflicts related to Darwinism the book includes a brief treatment of Darwin's life and works, the battle against creationism, the case against supernaturalism, a brief survey of human evolution, and a review of current issues bearing upon human nature and race.

God Made the Dinosaurs - Full of Dinotastic Illustrations and Facts (Paperback): Michael Carroll, Caroline Carroll God Made the Dinosaurs - Full of Dinotastic Illustrations and Facts (Paperback)
Michael Carroll, Caroline Carroll; Illustrated by Jesus Sotes
R367 R342 Discovery Miles 3 420 Save R25 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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