02102cam a22003498i 4500 22336 22336 19481005 AUA.1 20190524130152.0 170202s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng 2017004969 9781107141148 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781316506387 (paperback : alk. paper) (DNLM)101699754 DNLM/DLC DLC rda pcc QH447 .A449 2017 QU 450 572.8/6 23 Alexander, Denis, author. 19871 Genes, determinism, and God / Denis Alexander. New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, c2017 1705 viii, 385 pages : 23 cm illustrations "Amplified version of the Gifford lectures given at the University of St. Andrews in December 2012"--Preface. Includes bibliographical references and index. Human personhood fragmented : nature-nurture discourse from antiquity to Galton -- Reifying the fragments : nature-nurture discourse from Galton to the twenty-first century -- The impact of the new genetics : how contemporary biology is changing the landscape of ideas -- Reshaping the matrix : integrating the human in contemporary biology -- Is the worm determined : gene variation and behaviour in animals -- Prisoners of the genes : understanding quantitative behavioural genetics -- Behavioural molecules : understanding molecular behavioural genetics -- Mensa, mediocrity or meritocracy : the genetics of intelligence, religion, and politics -- Gay genes : genetics and sexual orientation -- Not may fault : the use of genetics in the legal system -- Causality, emergence, and freedom : tackling some tough philosophical questions -- Made in the image of God : a conversation between genetics and theology. Genetic Determinism Genetic Variation Religious Philosophies 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK QH 447 .A449 2017 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2019-05-24 Library of the Year Awards 2018 15.00 AUA25098 0 QH 447 .A449 2017 AUA25098 2019-05-24 00:00:00 15.00 2019-05-24 BOOK