Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction ix
4. The “Purpose” of Chance in Light of the Physical Basis of Evolution 1
5. “The Gene Seemed as Inaccessible as the Materials of the Galaxies” 33
6. From Selfish DNA to Gaia: One Molecular Biologist’s View of the Evolutionary Process 59
7. The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe 77
8. Of Stars, Planets, and Life 87
9. Is the Physical Universe Natural? 109
10. Coincidences: Mundane and Cosmological 119
11. Directionalité, intentionnalité, et analogic dans 1’approche de I’univers 139
12. The Ecopoiesis of Daisy World 153
13. The Earth and Its Life: Geologic Record of Interactions and Controls 167
14. An Anthropocentric View of the Universe: Evidence from Geology 195
15. The Origin of Consciousness 211
16. The Origin of Human Communication 227
17. More Gaps for God? 247
18. In the Beginning Is the Dance of Love 259
19. Science, Design, and Ambiguity: Concluding Reflections 281
20. Contributors 295