Table of Contents

    • Preface 7
    • 1   War of the worldviews     15
    • 2   The Scope and limits of science     31
    • 3   Reduction, reduction, reduction...     47
    • 4   Designer universe?     58
    • 5   Designer biosphere?     78
    • 6   The nature and scope of evolution     100
    • 7   The origin of life     122
    • 8   The genetic code and its origin     135
    • 9   Matters of information     148
    • 10  The monkey machine     163
    • 11  The origin of information     174
    • 12  Violating nature? The legacy of David Hume     193
    • Epilogue     207
    • References     211
    • Index     222