UNIQUENESS IN CONTEXT

Author: Howell, Nancy R.1

Source: Zygon, Volume 43, Number 2, June 2008 , pp. 493-503(11)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Wentzel van Huyssteen's Gifford Lectures, published as Alone in the World? Human Uniqueness in Science and Theology, accomplish critical and constructive thinking about interdisciplinary reflection on science and religion and about the meaning of human uniqueness. One approach to discussion of van Huyssteen's text entails consideration of three issues: the contextual character of research on humans and animals, the difficult problem of defining uniqueness, and the important consequences of exploring human uniqueness. Evolutionary biology and primatology contribute specific scientific insights.

Keywords: epistemology; primatology; transversality; uniqueness (animal and human)

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2008.00930.x

Affiliations: 1: Professor of Theology and Philosophy of Religion, Saint Paul School of Theology, 5123 E. Truman Road, Kansas City, MO 64127;, Email: howellnr@spst.edu.

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