On Evolutionary Biology, the Apostle Paul and Common Good

In this article our aim is to present some of the coordinates of the debate around common good. Starting by recognizing the importance of common good for the Christian worldview after the presence of it in St. Paul’s “the manifestation of Spirit is given for the common good”, we will present two wa...

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Main Author: Jakob Bühlmann Quero
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Globethics Publications 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Ethics in Higher Education
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Online Access:https://jehe.globethics.net/article/view/3386
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description In this article our aim is to present some of the coordinates of the debate around common good. Starting by recognizing the importance of common good for the Christian worldview after the presence of it in St. Paul’s “the manifestation of Spirit is given for the common good”, we will present two ways of interpreting the development of our moral and emotional tendencies that have to do with two different evolutionary approaches. By the end of the article, we hope to have established the argumental advantage of the cooperativist in front of the social Darwinist, opening the possibility for a possible interpretation of evolution as guided towards common good.
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On Evolutionary Biology, the Apostle Paul and Common Good
Journal of Ethics in Higher Education
Evolution
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biology
Darwin
Spencer
common good
title On Evolutionary Biology, the Apostle Paul and Common Good
title_full On Evolutionary Biology, the Apostle Paul and Common Good
title_fullStr On Evolutionary Biology, the Apostle Paul and Common Good
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title_short On Evolutionary Biology, the Apostle Paul and Common Good
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natural/social selection
biology
Darwin
Spencer
common good
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