Un/natural death and extinction
This article examines the question of death in the larger context of extinction, more specifically in the context of the sixth extinction, the human-caused mass die-off of species we are currently experiencing. The point is made that while both death and extinction are a natural part of evolutionary...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2018]
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Dialog
Année: 2018, Volume: 57, Numéro: 4, Pages: 279-286 |
Classifications IxTheo: | CF Christianisme et science NBC Dieu NBD Création NBE Anthropologie NCG Éthique de la création; Éthique environnementale |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
theology and evolution
B Climate Change B sixth extinction B Extinction B Death B Ecotheology |
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Résumé: | This article examines the question of death in the larger context of extinction, more specifically in the context of the sixth extinction, the human-caused mass die-off of species we are currently experiencing. The point is made that while both death and extinction are a natural part of evolutionary life on earth, there are critical aspects of both that are distinctly "unnatural"-even sinful, and should be combatted and resisted. |
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ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/dial.12436 |