Beyondism: Religion from ScienceExpanding on his earlier work, Cattell applies the Beyondist viewpoint to major ethical questions. Starting from the premise that evolution is the fundamental process present in the universe, he explains that human evolution is governed by natural selection among groups, which in turn, is based upon genetic and cultural selection among individuals. Since natural selection of individuals is directed toward forming a viable group, the genetic and cultural shaping of individuals must fit the survival conditions of the group. The goal of Beyondism is to find these ethical and cultural conditions that are necessary for successful evolutionary adaptation and advancement. |
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Furthermore , the notion that progress is " more of the same " has repeatedly , indeed commonly , been a wrong assumption . The answer to public transport in 1800 would have seemed bigger ...
Furthermore , the notion that progress is " more of the same " has repeatedly , indeed commonly , been a wrong assumption . The answer to public transport in 1800 would have seemed bigger ...
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It has seemed best to deal in the first of each pair with the aims and in the second , with the mechanisms , though we recognize that this causes some overlap . The separation has some parallel in those countries which permit the ...
It has seemed best to deal in the first of each pair with the aims and in the second , with the mechanisms , though we recognize that this causes some overlap . The separation has some parallel in those countries which permit the ...
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An instance of the simplifications we have seemed to adopt — but without major error - is the expectation that the level in one quality arises largely from one gene , whereas in fact most trait levels are usually due to additions of ...
An instance of the simplifications we have seemed to adopt — but without major error - is the expectation that the level in one quality arises largely from one gene , whereas in fact most trait levels are usually due to additions of ...
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Contents
Preface | vii |
Among Groups Not Individuals? | x |
What Has Group Competition To Do With Ethics | 13 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Beyondism: Religion from Science |
| Author | Raymond B. Cattell |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic, 1987 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 22 Mar 2006 |
| ISBN | 0275924319, 9780275924317 |
| Length | 325 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / General Religion / Religion & Science |
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