The Epic of Evolution as a Framework for Human Orientation in Life

This article sketches what is required of a world picture (religious or nonreligious) that is intended to provide orientation in the world for ongoing human life today. How do we move from conceptions and theories prominent in the modern sciences—such as cosmic and biological evolution—to an overall...

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Main Author: Kaufman, George (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1997
In: Zygon
Year: 1997, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-188
Further subjects:B creativity (serendipitous)
B world picture
B biohistorical
B orientation (in life)
B Religion
B historically
B Epic of Evolution
B Mystery
B Faith
B History
B trajectories (cosmic and historical)
B Culture
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Summary:This article sketches what is required of a world picture (religious or nonreligious) that is intended to provide orientation in the world for ongoing human life today. How do we move from conceptions and theories prominent in the modern sciences—such as cosmic and biological evolution—to an overall picture or cosmology which can orient us for the effective address of today's deepest human problems? A biohistoricalconception of the human is proposed in answer to this question.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contains:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/0591-2385.821997081