Biology, ethics, and the origins of life /
edited by Holmes Rolston III.
- Boston : Jones and Bartlett, c1995.
- vi, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- The Jones and Bartlett series in philosophy .
- Jones and Bartlett series in philosophy. .
Results of a conference held at Colorado State University, Sept. 26-29, 1991.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The origin of life and the value of life / Thomas R. Cech -- Facing nature / Dorion Sagan and Lynn Margulis -- Mass extinction and human responsibility / Niles Eldredge -- Evolutionary ethics: a defense / Michael Ruse -- The difference of being human: ethical behavior as an evolutionary byproduct / Francisco J. Ayala -- When natural selection and culture conflict / Elliott Sober -- Biology and theology on human nature: ethics and genetics / Langdon Gilkey -- Darwinism and postmodern theism / Charles Birch.