| Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society Contributor(s): Wilson, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226901351 ISBN-13: 9780226901350 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $15.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2003 Annotation: A "Times Literary Supplement" Book of the Year, 2002 Until recently, evolution and religion have been considered contending, irreconcilable theories of origin and existence. In this book, David Sloan Wilson takes the radical step of joining the two, but not in the usual fashion. The key, he argues, is to think of society as an organism-one in which morality and religion are adaptations that allow groups of humans to function as a coherent whole. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Religion | Religion & Science - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 306.6 |
| LCCN: 2002017375 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.83 lbs) 268 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A "Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year, 2002 Until recently, evolution and religion have been considered contending, irreconcilable theories of origin and existence. In this book, David Sloan Wilson takes the radical step of joining the two, but not in the usual fashion. The key, he argues, is to think of society as an organism-one in which morality and religion are adaptations that allow groups of humans to function as a coherent whole. |