{"product_id":"9781405149037","title":"Evolution and the Big Questions Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEvolution and the Big Questions\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid N. Stamos\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEvolution and the Big Questions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e“David N. Stamos’s \u003ci\u003eEvolution and the Big Questions\u003c\/i\u003e delivers what its title promises—you get to look at all of the issues, such as race and ethics and religion, that make the study of evolution so interesting, and more than just a science. The book is written in a clear and friendly manner and deserves a very wide readership.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Ruse, Florida State University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis provocative text considers whether evolutionary explanations can be used to clarify some of life’s biggest questions. It offers a lively, informative, and timely look at a wide variety of key issues facing all of us today—including questions of race, sex, gender, the nature of language, religion, ethics, knowledge, consciousness, and, ultimately, thc meaning of life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the questions examined are: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDid evolution make men and women fundamentally different?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs the concept of race merely a social construction?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs morality, including universal human rights, a mass delusion?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan religion and evolution really be harmonized?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDocs evolution render life meaningless?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned for students and anyone with an interest in the relationship between evolutionary heritage and human nature, the text takes an interdisciplinary approach and offers direction for further reading and research. Each chapter presents a main topic, together with discussion of related ideas and arguments from various perspectives. Along the way, it poses life’s biggest questions, pulling no punches, and presenting a challenge to thinkers on all levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid N. Stamos\u003c\/b\u003e teaches philosophy at York University, Toronto. Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Species Problem\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eDarwin and the Nature of Species\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), Stamos is well published in a wide variety of academic journals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 February 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405149037\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315619000460,"sku":"9781405149037","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405149037_4492b637-cab0-4897-8837-30e67350af8b.jpg?v=1780117087","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405149037","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}