Add to ORKGIn this essay I argue that Darwinian theory, far from supporting a philosophy of metaphysical materialism, actually calls materialism into question. Once this is recognized we see that evolutionary theory, for all its successes (which are considerable), is more limited than is generally supposed in its ability to reveal or explain the ultimate thrust of life
In this paper, I will attempt to show how theistic evolution is a logically absurd theory in that it...
Epiphenomenalism is the view that phenomenal properties – which characterize what it is like, or how...
Despite its rich and deepening panoply of empirical support, evolutionary theory continues to genera...
In this essay I argue that Darwinian theory, far from supporting a philosophy of metaphysical materi...
This chapter surveys the philosophical problems raised by the two Darwinian claims of the existence ...
The opening phrase of the title is from Charles Darwin’s notebooks (Schweber 1977). It is a double r...
The cultural debate about Creationism contra evolution by natural selection may be far from over, bu...
Many agree that philosophers of knowledge and of moral behavior should take into thoughtful consider...
It is argued that purposive action of living things plays a crucial role in Darwinian evolution. As...
Evolutionary theodicies attempt to explain how innocent suffering, death, and extinction seen throug...
Paul Draper argues that the central issue in the debate over the problem of suffering is not whether...
This article responds to an argument from Katarzyna de Ladari-Radek and Peter Singer in their articl...
Life poses a threat to materialism. To understand the phenomena of animate nature, we make use of a ...
The human being is a paradox. We, a result of evolution, have developed the theory of evolution. Nam...
Imagine slicing your hand with a steak knife. Inevitably, this leads to a characteristic unpleasant...
In this paper, I will attempt to show how theistic evolution is a logically absurd theory in that it...
Epiphenomenalism is the view that phenomenal properties – which characterize what it is like, or how...
Despite its rich and deepening panoply of empirical support, evolutionary theory continues to genera...
In this essay I argue that Darwinian theory, far from supporting a philosophy of metaphysical materi...
This chapter surveys the philosophical problems raised by the two Darwinian claims of the existence ...
The opening phrase of the title is from Charles Darwin’s notebooks (Schweber 1977). It is a double r...
The cultural debate about Creationism contra evolution by natural selection may be far from over, bu...
Many agree that philosophers of knowledge and of moral behavior should take into thoughtful consider...
It is argued that purposive action of living things plays a crucial role in Darwinian evolution. As...
Evolutionary theodicies attempt to explain how innocent suffering, death, and extinction seen throug...
Paul Draper argues that the central issue in the debate over the problem of suffering is not whether...
This article responds to an argument from Katarzyna de Ladari-Radek and Peter Singer in their articl...
Life poses a threat to materialism. To understand the phenomena of animate nature, we make use of a ...
The human being is a paradox. We, a result of evolution, have developed the theory of evolution. Nam...
Imagine slicing your hand with a steak knife. Inevitably, this leads to a characteristic unpleasant...
In this paper, I will attempt to show how theistic evolution is a logically absurd theory in that it...
Epiphenomenalism is the view that phenomenal properties – which characterize what it is like, or how...
Despite its rich and deepening panoply of empirical support, evolutionary theory continues to genera...