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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... sense in which the Lamarckian view that striving creates progress is true . The giraffe's striving to reach its head higher into the trees does nothing to its germ plasm . But if a spontaneous mutation to a longer neck occurs , it will ...
... sense in which the Lamarckian view that striving creates progress is true . The giraffe's striving to reach its head higher into the trees does nothing to its germ plasm . But if a spontaneous mutation to a longer neck occurs , it will ...
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... sense , as the sense that all mankind is bound together in a common adventure -and must accept the mystery of intermittent total failure . As Crane Brinton wrote ( Ideas and Man ) , " The Greek religion was not a very consoling religion ...
... sense , as the sense that all mankind is bound together in a common adventure -and must accept the mystery of intermittent total failure . As Crane Brinton wrote ( Ideas and Man ) , " The Greek religion was not a very consoling religion ...
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... sense of the words of Jefferson , Franklin , and others that " all men are created equal " to mean equal before the law , equal in initial opportunity , and equal in some spiritual sense that is not easy opera- tionally to define.48 But ...
... sense of the words of Jefferson , Franklin , and others that " all men are created equal " to mean equal before the law , equal in initial opportunity , and equal in some spiritual sense that is not easy opera- tionally to define.48 But ...
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 | 336 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / General Religion / Religion & Science |
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