Evolution and the Future: Anthropology, Ethics, Religion- In cooperation with Nikola Grimm (Beyond Humanism: Trans- and Posthumanism / Jenseits des Humanismus: Trans- und Posthumanismus)

Leading scholars from various disciplines analyze the relevance of evolutionary theory for future developments, whereby the fields of anthropology, ethics, and theology are considered in particular detail. The main parts of the collection are dedicated to the following three questions: What are the basic principles of evolutionary processes? Is it morally legitimate to influence evolution by means of enhancement technologies? What is the relationship between evolutionary theory and belief in God? Cover Acknowledgements Table of Contents Introduction. Evolution Today. Stefan Lorenz Sorgner / Nikola Grimm The Responsible Self. Questions after Darwin. Hille Haker Homo Sapiens, Animal Morabile. A Sketch of a Philosophical Moral Anthropology. Otfried Höffe Enhancement and Evolution. Sarah Chan Ethical Assessment of Human Genetic Enhancement. Nikolaus Knoepffler Evolution, Education,and Genetic Enhancement. Stefan Lorenz Sorgner On the Origins of Modern Science:Copernicus and Darwin. Francisco J. Ayala Technology as a New Theology. From “New Atheism” to Technotheism. Mikhail Epstein Evolution and the Question of God and Morality. The Debate over Richard Dawkins. Dietmar Mieth Evolutionary Theory Applied to Institutions. The Impact of Europeanization on Higher Education Policies. Vojin Rakic Music and Evolution. DNA and the Evolution of Motifs in Beethovens greatest Piano Work“The Hammerklavier Sonata”. Michael Leslie Biographies What are the basic principles of evolutionary processes? Is it morally legitimate to influence evolution by means of enhancement technologies? Leading scholars from various disciplines analyze the relevance of evolutionary theory for future developments, whereby the fields of anthropology, ethics, and theology are considered in particular detail. Edited By Stefan Lorenz Sorgner And Branka-rista Jovanovic, In Cooperation With Nikola Grimm. Includes Bibliographical References.