References

References

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  1. Introduction
    1. Darwinism discussed by the early Bahá'í community
    2. About ``some European philosophers''
    3. Recent evolution discussions in the Bahá'í community
    4. The organization of this essay
  2. Evolution of the Term ``Species'' in Occidental Biology
    1. Classical concept of the species
    2. ``Species'' in modern biology
    3. ``Species'' in classical and modern biology
  3. The Origin of Order in Our Universe
    1. Explaining complex order
    2. Order in modern cosmologies
    3. Order in modern biology
    4. Willful Design--assuming a complex origin
    5. Willful design--a proof of the existence of God
    6. The origin of complex order
  4. Originality of Species
    1. The theory of ``some European philosophers''
    2. `Abdu'l-Bahá's critique of the ``theory of the European philosophers''
    3. `Abdu'l-Bahá's concept of the human species
    4. Substantial evolution
    5. Compatibility of species essences with an evolving universe
    6. Parallel evolution
    7. The originality of species
  5. Discussion
    1. Origin of complex order in our universe
    2. Can species essences definitely be roled out?
    3. A non-trivial origin of order
    4. The spiritual dimension of the human origin discussion
  6. Conclusions
  7. References
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