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1、EvolutionasaReligion‘Midgleyisoneofthemostacuteandpenetratingvoicesincurrentmoralphilosophy.Hergreatgiftisclarity,bothofthoughtand,especially,ofexpression....Tofollowherreasoning...islikewatchingaballetdancerwalkinginthestreet:thereisalitheness,agracef
2、ulness,aneaseofarticulation,whichattesttoyearsoflearninglightlyworn.’JohnBanville‘Thereisnodoubtmanywillshareherviews,andwillappreciate,asIdo,thehonestyofherdeclarations,andtheunpretentiousyethighmoraltoneofherprose.’TheTimesLiterarySupplement‘Suchishe
3、rlivelinessthatsheisnevertedious,andthebookheldmyattentiontotheend....Thisisabookforanyone,layorprofessional,withalivelymind.’BritishBookNewsFirstpublishedin1985byMethuen&Co.LtdRevisededitionfirstpublishedinRoutledgeClassics2002byRoutledge11NewFetterLan
4、e,LondonEC4P4EE29West35thStreet,NewYork,NY10001RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroupThiseditionpublishedintheTaylor&Francise-Library,2003.©1985,2002MaryMidgley;Introduction©2002,MaryMidgleyAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreprod
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7、832–5(hbk)MaryMidgleyEvolutionasaReligionStrangehopesandstrangerfearsRevisededition,withanewintroductionbytheauthorLondonandNewYorkTotheMemoryofCharlesDarwinWhoDidNotSayTheseThingsCONTENTSAcknowledgementsviiIntroductiontotheRoutledgeClassicsEditionviii
8、1EvolutionaryDramas12DoScienceandReligionCompete?113DemarcationDisputes224TheIrresistibleEscalator335ChoosingaWorld406TheProblemofDirection547ScientistandSuperscientist648DazzlingProspects769BlackHoles:JacquesMonodandtheIsolationof‘Scie