Darwinian Evolution and Classical Liberalism

Stephen Dilley is associate professor of philosophy at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. In addition to political philosophy, his areas of interest include the history and philosophy of biology. He has published essays in British Journal for the History of Science, The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science, Philosophia Christi, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, and elsewhere. With Nathan Palpant (University of Washington), Dilley is editor of Human Dignity in Bioethics: From Worldviews to the Public Square (Routledge, forthcoming).

Darwinian Evolution and Classical Liberalism brings together a collection of new essays that examine the multifaceted ferment between Darwinian biology and classical liberalism.

DedicationAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Pax vel Bellum?: Evolutionary Biology and Classical Liberalism: An Introduction to the VolumePart 1: Foundations: Morality and Mind, Human Nature and Nature's OrderChapter 2: Is Darwinism Compatible with Classical Liberalism's View of Morality?Chapter 3: Locke, Darwin, and America's FutureChapter 4: On Invisible Hands and Intelligent Design: Must Classical Liberals also Embrace Darwinian Theory?Chapter 5: Darwinian Conservatism and Free WillPart 2: Applications: God and Country, Family and LegacyChapter 6: Darwinism, Economic Liberty, and Limited GovernmentChapter 7: Darwin Knows Best: Can Evolution Support the Classical Liberal Vision of the Family?Chapter 8: Losing Our Religion: Darwinism, Secularism, and the Decline of the WestChapter 9: A History of the Impact of Darwinism on Natural Rights and BioethicsPart 3: Alternative PerspectivesChapter 10: On the Relationship between Liberalism and DarwinismChapter 11: Volitional Consciousness and Evolution: At the Foundations of Classical LiberalismChapter 12: Evolution and Classical LiberalismChapter 13: An Historical AfterwardContributorsBibliographyIndex