Human teleology between cosmic determinism and biological mechanism From the perspective of Western culture

Abstract

With scientific development the status of man is devalued because he has been exposed to determinism, mechanicalism, and Darwinian evolution. This transformation created feelings of despair and contempt, and as a result he experienced an existential conflict when it came to success in this life. The content of Darwinian theory concerning morality and politics seems much more contradictory than in solidarity with the tradition inherited from the philosophy of enlightenment enriched by hope. Western man betrayed the spirit of development when he adopted degrading values ​​such as: concern for war, contempt, sadism. According to the current state we can say that modern science is in favor of human beings because they have benefited from these advantages, but that does not prevent the fact that these same advantages have stripped man of his humanity and his values. noble, especially his belief in God.