Nature, Human Nature, and GodFortress Press - 170 páginas In his latest work, the dean of religion and science tackles some of the thorniest issues posed by contemporary thought. Thoroughly conversant with current developments, Barbour offers astute analyses of the shape and import of evolutionary theory, indeterminacy, neuroscience, information theory, and artificial intelligence. He also addresses deeper philosophical issues and the idea of nature itself. Then with characteristic clarity and verve, Barbour advances to the interconnected religious questions at the core of contemporary debate: Are humans free? Does religion itself evolve? Are we immortal? Is God omnipotent? How does God act in nature? Barbour's creative and constructive work offers hope that newer religious insights and imperatives occasioned by deep interaction with science can address the environmental and global challenges posed by science's relentless advance. |
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3 TopDown Causality | 20 |
4 The Communication of Information | 23 |
4 Consciousness in Computers? | 88 |
Philosophical Interpretations of Consciousness | 90 |
2 The Irreducibility of Consciousness | 91 |
3 TwoAspect Theories | 92 |
Process Philosophy | 94 |
2 Embodiment Emotions and Consciousness | 96 |
3 The Status of Subjectivity | 98 |
God and Nature A Process View | 101 |
Models of Gods Action in Nature | 25 |
2 God as Determiner of Indeterminacies | 27 |
3 God as TopDown Cause | 28 |
4 God as Communicator of Information | 30 |
Gods Action in Process Theology | 31 |
2 Inferiority | 33 |
3 Christianity and Process Theology | 34 |
4 Some Objections | 36 |
Evolution Genetics and Human Nature | 39 |
1 Sociobiology and Human Morality | 40 |
2 Apes and Humans | 42 |
3 Language and Culture | 44 |
4 Hie Evolution of Religion | 47 |
Human Nature in Theology | 49 |
2 Original Sin | 51 |
3 The Role of Christ | 53 |
4 The Call to Love | 57 |
Genetic Determinism and Human Freedom | 59 |
2 Cloning and Stem Cells | 62 |
3 Genetic Modification | 66 |
4 Theological Responses | 68 |
Neuroscience Artificial Intelligence and Human Nature | 71 |
2 Emotions | 72 |
3 The Social Self | 74 |
4 The Role of Consciousness | 77 |
The Self in Theology | 79 |
2 Medieval and Modern Views | 81 |
3 Contemporary Theology | 82 |
Artificial Intelligence and Human Nature | 83 |
2 Learning Robotics and Embodiment | 85 |
3 Socialization and Emotion in Computers | 86 |
Historical Background | 102 |
2 Medieval Theology | 103 |
Gods SelfLimitation | 104 |
2 Evil Suffering and Human Freedom | 105 |
3 The Christian Understanding of the Cross | 108 |
4 Feminist Critiques of Patriarchal Models | 109 |
Process Theology | 111 |
1 Voluntary SelfLimitation or Metaphysical Necessity? | 112 |
2 The Adequacy of Gods Power | 113 |
3 The Beginning and the End | 114 |
4 Immortality and the Resurrection | 117 |
Theology Ethics and the Environment | 119 |
2 An Indictment of Christianity | 121 |
3 An Ecumenical Approach | 122 |
God and Nature | 124 |
2 The Holy Spirit in Nature | 125 |
3 The Redemption of Nature | 126 |
4 The Sacred in Nature | 127 |
Humanity and Nature | 128 |
2 Kinship with All Creatures | 129 |
3 Process Theology | 131 |
Justice Technology and the Environment | 132 |
2 Environmental Justice in Industrial Nations | 135 |
3 Global Justice | 137 |
4 The Globalization Debate | 138 |
Acknowledgments | 141 |
Notes | 143 |
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