Nature's Teleological Order and God's Providence: Are They Compatible with Chance, Free Will, and Evil? Contributor(s): Weingartner, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1614518912 ISBN-13: 9781614518914 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $124.44 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics - Religion - Philosophy | Religious |
Dewey: 214.8 |
LCCN: 2014032252 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.95" W x 9.32" (1.26 lbs) 338 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The book defends that there is both teleological order (design) and chance in non-living and in living systems of nature including man. This is done by giving exact definitions of different types of order and teleological order on the one hand and of different types of chance on the other. For their compatibility it is important to notice that any definition of chance presupposes some kind of order relative to that we can speak of chance. Thus also in evolution which is some growth of some order and for which a detailed definition is given in chpt.13 chance and degrees of freedom play an essential role. |