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Author Horwitz, Noah, author.

Title Divine name verification : an essay on anti-Darwinism, intelligent design, and the computational nature of reality / Noah Horwitz.

Publication Info. Brooklyn, NY : Punctum Books, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (424 pages)
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-413).
Summary "In this book, Noah Horwitz argues that the age of Darwinism is ending. Building on the ontological insights of his first book Reality in the Name of God in order to intervene into the intelligent design versus evolution debate, Horwitz argues in favor of intelligent design by attempting to demonstrate the essentially computational nature of reality. In doing so, Horwitz draws on the work of many of today's key computational theorists (e.g., Wolfram, Chaitin, Friedkin, Lloyd, Schmidhuber, etc.) and articulates and defends a computational definition of life, and in the process lays out key criticisms of Darwinism. He does so in part by incorporating the insights of the Lamarckian theories of Lynn Margulis and Maximo Sandin. The possible criticisms of a computationalist view from both a developmental perspective (e.g., Lewontin, Jablonka, West-Eberhard, etc.) and chaos theory (e.g., Brian Goodwin) are addressed. In doing so, Horwitz engages critically with the work of intelligent design theorists like William Dembksi. At the same time, he attempts to define the nature of the Speculative Realist turn in contemporary Continental Philosophy and articulates criticisms of leading figures and movements associated with it, such as Object-Oriented Ontology, Quentin Meillassoux, and Ray Brassier. Ultimately, Horwitz attempts to show that rather than heading towards heat death, existence itself will find its own apotheosis at the Omega Point. However, that final glorification is only possible given that all of reality is compressible into the divine name itself"--Https://punctumbooks.com/titles/divine-name-verification/, accessed 06/04/2020
Note Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on 06/04/2020).
Language English.
Subject Intelligent design (Teleology)
Theology, Practical.
Théologie pratique.
Dessein intelligent.
Western philosophy, from c 1900.
Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern.
RELIGION / Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism
Intelligent design (Teleology)
Theology, Practical
Indexed Term continental philosophy, intelligent design, cubernetics, Darwinism, biology
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: 0615839088
ISBN 9780615839080
0615839088
Standard No. 10.21983/P3.0043.1.00 doi
AU@ 000070029631

 
    
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