Science In The Soul (Selected Writings Of A Passionate Rationalist)

Science In The Soul (Selected Writings Of A Passionate Rationalist)

EditorGillian Somerscales
ImprintBantam Press
PublisherTransworld Publishers
Copyright HolderRichard Dawkins
Typeset byJouve
Printed and Bound byClays Ltd
FormatPrinting/Uncorrected Proof
LanguageEnglish
Copyright2017
Pages / Font438 pages / 12/15 pt Minion Pro
ChaptersAuthor's introduction Editor's introduction I The value(s) of science The values of science and the science of values Speaking up for science: an open letter to Prince Charles Science and sensibility Dolittle and Darwin II All its merciless glory 'More Darwinian that Darwin': the Darwin-Wallace papers Universal Darwinism An ecology of replicators Twelve musunderstandings of kin selection III Future conditional Net gain Intelligent aliens Searching under the lamp-post Fifty years on: killing the soul? IV Mind control, mischief and muddle The 'Alabama Insert' The guided missiles of 9/11 The theology of the tsunami Merry Christmas, Prime Minister! The science of religion Is science a religion? Atheists for Jesus V Living in the real world The dead hand of Plato 'Beyond reasonable doubt'? But can they suffer? I love fireworks but... Who would rally against reason? In praise of subtitles; or, a drubbing for dubbing If I ruled the world VI The sacred truth of nature About time The giant tortoise's tale: islands within islands The sea turtles's tale: there and back again (and again?) Farewell to a digerati dreamer VII Laughing at live dragons Fundraising for faith The Great Bus Mystery Jarvis and the Family Tree Gerin Oil Sage elder statesman of the dinosaur fancy Athorism: let's hope it's a lasting vogue Dawkins' Laws VIII No man is an island Memories of a maestro O my beloved father: John Dawkins, 1915-2010 More that my uncle: A. F. 'Bill' Dawkins, 1916-2009 Honouring Hitch Sources and acknowledgements Bibliography of works cited Index
NotesIn memory of Christopher Hitchens
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