Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorCambridge University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032010Rolston, Holmes, III, Care on Earth: Generating Informed Concern, Davies, Paul and Niels Henrik Gregersen, eds., Information and the Nature of Reality: From Physics To Metaphysics, 205-245. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2010.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/39368Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-245).Generating beings that can care requires much complexity. DNA is best interpreted as a cybernetic process that selects for caring. In spontaneous wild nature, the processes that generate such concern have locally a narrow focus, self-survival of the organism. More inclusively, these processes generate ecosystemic networks in which life is elaborated in richness in biodiversity and biocomplexity, elaborated forms of caring. In humans, this focus is exceeded with more inclusive forms of caring. Such wider vision requires a complex brain that can, with a theory of mind, evaluate others with concern for their integrity. Humans, alone on the planet, can take a transcending overview of the whole--and care for life on Earth. The sciences trace the evolution of such escalating concern, but more complete explanations requires metaphysical and theological perspectives.born digitalchapters (layout features)eng©2010 Cambridge University Press.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.evolutionary natural historyscience and religioncaringinformationcyberneticscomplexitybiodiversitybiocomplexitytheory of mindteachingDNAText