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... sense of special status in nature and the values that it sanctioned — the values of "mind," "self," and "soul," which, paradoxically, now threaten our existence. In the place of these values, the perennial positivist dream of a true ...
... sense of special status in nature and the values that it sanctioned — the values of "mind," "self," and "soul," which, paradoxically, now threaten our existence. In the place of these values, the perennial positivist dream of a true ...
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... sense of logically compelling inferences derived from objective facts; such meanings are, instead, attributed to science by individuals having particular viewpoints and living in particular societies. Yet the influence of philosophical ...
... sense of logically compelling inferences derived from objective facts; such meanings are, instead, attributed to science by individuals having particular viewpoints and living in particular societies. Yet the influence of philosophical ...
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... sense of impending disaster as punishment for Western cultural crimes against biological nature and a belief in redemption through a return to the true path of biological wisdom. Manifestations of this attitude are readily available ...
... sense of impending disaster as punishment for Western cultural crimes against biological nature and a belief in redemption through a return to the true path of biological wisdom. Manifestations of this attitude are readily available ...
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... sense of meaning and purpose in life (1959, pp. 140, 146). Muller concluded by calling on the scientific community to take the lead in sweeping away religious resistance and in winning over the vulnerable souls of the young to the ...
... sense of meaning and purpose in life (1959, pp. 140, 146). Muller concluded by calling on the scientific community to take the lead in sweeping away religious resistance and in winning over the vulnerable souls of the young to the ...
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Contents
From Metaphysics to Molecular Biology | 44 |
From Molecular Biology to Social Theory | 77 |
The Natural Theology of E O Wilson | 96 |
The Popularization of Human Sociobiology | 136 |
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