Biological Symbiosis and Mutualism: Notable Advances, and More to Come
The concepts of symbiosis and mutualism advance our understanding of biology and have important implications for metaphysics and religious philosophy. However, symbiosis and mutualism presume that organisms are still individuals that relate to one another as distinct independent entities. While we a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2020]
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Theology and science
Year: 2020, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 211-225 |
| RelBib Classification: | CF Christianity and Science FA Theology NBE Anthropology VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Symbiosis
B Contingent Existence B Pastoral Care B organism B Theological Anthropology B Mutualism B Species B mutual constitution |
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| Summary: | The concepts of symbiosis and mutualism advance our understanding of biology and have important implications for metaphysics and religious philosophy. However, symbiosis and mutualism presume that organisms are still individuals that relate to one another as distinct independent entities. While we agree that symbiosis and mutualism are important to understand, we suggest that a growing body of life science research supports a more accurate and an even more profoundly interconnected view of life as contingently existent and mutually constituting. While potentially disturbing to human self-understanding, this view could have a beneficial impact on theological reasoning and practical pastoral thinking. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2020.1755535 |