Intelligent-Design Theory: An Argument for Biotic Laws
A central thesis of intelligent-design theorists is that physical and chemical laws and chance are insufficient to account for irreducibly complex biological structures and that intelligent design is necessary to account for such phenomena. This assertion, however, still implies a reductionist ontol...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2004
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Zygon
Année: 2004, Volume: 39, Numéro: 1, Pages: 175-191 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
William Dembski
B Dessein intelligent B biotic laws B enkapsis B Naturalism B Reductionism B Michael Behe |
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Résumé: | A central thesis of intelligent-design theorists is that physical and chemical laws and chance are insufficient to account for irreducibly complex biological structures and that intelligent design is necessary to account for such phenomena. This assertion, however, still implies a reductionist ontology. We need to recognize that reality displays multiple modes of being beyond simply chemical and physical modes of being, each of which is governed by laws for that mode of being. This essay argues for an alternate framework for understanding life phenomena that is neither philosophical materialism nor intelligent-design theory. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2004.00565.x |