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UNIQUENESS IN CONTEXT
Author(s) -
Howell Nancy R.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
zygon®
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1467-9744
pISSN - 0591-2385
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2008.00930.x
Subject(s) - uniqueness , constructive , primatology , epistemology , context (archaeology) , meaning (existential) , character (mathematics) , sociology , psychology , philosophy , biology , mathematics , computer science , anthropology , social psychology , paleontology , process (computing) , operating system , geometry
. 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.