Francisco José Ayala Bücher

Die großen Fragen behandeln grundlegende Probleme und Konzepte in Wissenschaft und Philosophie, die Forscher und Denker seit jeher umtreiben. Anspruch der ambitionierten Reihe ist es, die Antworten auf diese Fragen zu präsentieren und damit die wichtigsten Gedanken der Menschheit in einzigartigen Übersichten zu bündeln. Im vorliegenden Band Evolution widmet sich Francisco Ayala 20 bedeutenden Fragen zu Ursprung und Entwicklung des Lebens auf der Erde, zur Vielfalt der Organismen und zur Stellung des Menschen. 

One hundred fifty years ago, Darwin articulated in his foundational text "On the Origin of Species" the theory of evolution. A century and a half later, the debate on the relationship between faith and science is more relevant than ever, often focused on evolutionary theory, seen as opposed to the religious view of creation. Darwin's gift to science and religion, as suggested by the title, aims to convey that religion has nothing to fear from the fact of evolution; on the contrary, it should view it as a gift, a great opportunity. The book takes three steps: it presents the scientific data that make the fact of evolution undeniable; outlines the essential lines of the history of Darwinism; and demonstrates that there is absolutely no conflict between evolution and religion, as they represent two different and non-overlapping perspectives. Ayala's calm tone in his arguments, confident in mastering both fields as a world-renowned evolutionary biologist and a graduate in theology, makes a decisive contribution to the international debate.

«Lo humano, lo que nos distingue de otros seres vivientes y del resto del universo sólo puede ser entendido como producto de la evolución.» Esta es la premisa fundamental de una obra cuya intención es poner al alcance de todos los lectores la explicación y la historia de una teoría apasionante: la evolución. Porqu e sólo si entendemos lo que somos podremos resolver los conflictos radicales que afligen a la humanidad, y modelar el futuro que nos espera.