Evolution's Purpose
Steve McIntosh
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Description for Evolution's Purpose
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Does the science of evolution really prove that life, humanity, and the universe as a whole are meaningless accidents? On the contrary, as science has shown how everything in the universe is subject to evolution, including matter, life, and human culture, these very facts reveal that the process of evolution is unmistakably progressive. And, as Steve McIntosh demonstrates, when we come to see how evolution progresses, this reveals evolution's purpose-to grow toward ever-widening realizations of beauty, truth, and goodness. McIntosh argues that the purpose of evolution is not intelligently designed or otherwise externally controlled; rather, its purpose is ... Read more
Does the science of evolution really prove that life, humanity, and the universe as a whole are meaningless accidents? On the contrary, as science has shown how everything in the universe is subject to evolution, including matter, life, and human culture, these very facts reveal that the process of evolution is unmistakably progressive. And, as Steve McIntosh demonstrates, when we come to see how evolution progresses, this reveals evolution's purpose-to grow toward ever-widening realizations of beauty, truth, and goodness. McIntosh argues that the purpose of evolution is not intelligently designed or otherwise externally controlled; rather, its purpose is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Select Books Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781590792209
SKU
V9781590792209
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99-50
About Steve McIntosh
STEVE MCINTOSH J.D. is a leader in the integral philosophy movement and author of the recent book, Evolution's Purpose, as well as the acclaimed 2007 book, Integral Consciousness. He is also a co-founder of the new think tank: The Institute for Cultural Evolution. In addition to the think tank and his work in philosophy, McIntosh has had a variety of ... Read more
Reviews for Evolution's Purpose
"McIntosh is persuasive in his arguments that the scientific facts of evolution cannot stand alone . . . science shows that historical evolution, whatever its contingencies, is itself on a trajectory of values development. McIntosh has well-researched his sources and integrated them with seminal insight."
Holmes Rolston III, Ph.D., winner of the 2003 Templeton prize and author of Environmental Ethics "It's ... Read more
Holmes Rolston III, Ph.D., winner of the 2003 Templeton prize and author of Environmental Ethics "It's ... Read more