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Frontiers of Philosophy in China

ISSN 1673-3436

ISSN 1673-355X(Online)

CN 11-5743/B

邮发代号 80-983

Frontiers of Philosophy in China  2011, Vol. 6 Issue (3): 465-479   https://doi.org/10.1007/s11466-011-0150-6
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What Does Fodor’s “Anti-Darwinism” Mean to Natural Theology?
What Does Fodor’s “Anti-Darwinism” Mean to Natural Theology?
XU Yingjin()
School of Philosophy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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In the current dialogue of “science and religion,” it is widely assumed that the thoughts of Darwinists and that of atheists overlap. However, Jerry Fodor, a full-fledged atheist, recently announced a war against Darwinism with his atheistic campaign. Prima facie, this “civil war” might offer a chance for theists: If Fodor is right, Darwinistic atheism will lose the cover of Darwinism and become less tenable. This paper provides a more pessimistic evaluation of the situation by explaining the following: Fodor’s criticism of adaptationism (as the backbone of Darwinism), viz., his refutation of any counterfactual-supporting laws on the macro-evolutionary level, implies that a law-maker is dispensable on this level. This will either encourage skepticism against the omniscience (at least that concerning the future of macro-evolution) of the Creator, or render the notion of God less appealing.

Key wordsadaptationism    algorithm    atheism    counterfactual-supporting laws    Darwinism    Fodor    law-maker    natural theology
出版日期: 2011-09-05
Corresponding Author(s): XU Yingjin,Email:yjxu@fudan.edu.cn   
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. What Does Fodor’s “Anti-Darwinism” Mean to Natural Theology?[J]. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2011, 6(3): 465-479.
XU Yingjin. What Does Fodor’s “Anti-Darwinism” Mean to Natural Theology?. Front Phil Chin, 2011, 6(3): 465-479.
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