Review of Naturaleza creativa

Woollard, G. (Geoffrey); Brungardt, J. G. (John-G.)

Authors:

Woollard, G. (Geoffrey)

Brungardt, J. G. (John-G.)

Keywords:

philosophy of nature
evolution
relationship to nature
boundary questions
form and finality

Issue Date:

2019

Publisher:

Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika

ISSN:

2300-7648

Citation:

Woollard, G. (Geoffrey); Brungardt, J. G. (John-G.). "Review of Naturaleza creativa". Scientia et Fides. 7 (1), 2019, 247 - 267

Abstract

The short monograph Creative Nature (Francisco Javier Novo, Rubén Pereda, and Javier Sánchez -Cañizares. 2018. Naturaleza Creativa. Madrid: Rialp. ISBN: 978-84- 321-4916-0. 196 pp. Paperback, €14.25) is a welcome contribution to the philosophy of nature that arose from interdisciplinary conversations between authors who are both up-to-date in the scientific literature and deeply grounded in the western intellectual tradition. The authors draw from modern physics, biochemistry, evolutionary biology, developmental biology and ecology to argue that nature is creative in the sense that an “open future” of our evolving world lies ahead. In this review essay, divided into two parts, we offer a chapter-by-chapter summary covering Nature, Life, Change, Limits, Functions and Creativity. In conclusion, we offer some pedagogical possibilities. The second part proposes certain points for deeper reflection.

URI:

https://hdl.handle.net/10171/58320

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REV - Scientia et Fides - Vol 7, Nº1 (2019)

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