{"product_id":"2940170667208","title":"A Meaning to Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eDoes human life have any meaning? Does the question even make sense today? For centuries, the question of the meaning or purpose of human life was assumed by scholars and theologians to have a religious answer: life has meaning because humans were made in the image of a good god. In the 19th century, however, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution changed everythingamp;mdash;and the human organism was seen to be more machine than spirit. Ever since, with the rise of science and decline of religious belief, there has been growing interestamp;mdash;and growing doubtamp;mdash;about whether human life really does have meaning. If it does, where might we find it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe historian and philosopher of science Michael Ruse investigates this question, and wonders whether we can find a new meaning to life within Darwinian views of human nature. If God no longer existsamp;mdash;or if God no longer caresamp;mdash;rather than promoting a bleak nihilism, many Darwinians think we can convert Darwin into a form of secular humanism. Ruse explains that, in a tradition going back to the time of Darwin himself, and represented today by the evolutionist E. O. Wilson, evolution is seen as progressamp;mdash;\"from monad to man.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100698558704,"sku":"2940170667208","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170667208_p0.jpg?v=1763714966","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170667208","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}