Doubting Darwin?
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-4051-5490-1 (ISBN)
Noted biologist and philosopher Sahotra Sarkar exposes the frauds and fallacies of Intelligent Design Theory, and its claim to be 'good science'.
A scientific and philosophical exploration of the debate between evolutionary theory and Intelligent Design in the classroom
Puts the debate into its scientific and historical context
Looks at a variety of topics, including the relation between Darwinism and modern evolutionary theory, the use of computer science and information theory by the creationists, and the idea of metaphysical naturalism
Rejects Intelligent Design's claim to legitimacy, showing clearly how and why it is an unsuitable alternative to evolutionary biology in the classroom
A thought-provoking book for those seeking to understand an intellectual debate that is shaping our education policies
Forms part of the provocative and timely Blackwell Public Philosophy series
Sahotra Sarkar is Professor of Integrative Biology and of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is author of Genetics and Reductionism: A Primer (1998), Molecular Models of Life (2004), and Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy (2005); editor of several books, including The Philosophy and History of Molecular Biology (1996), the six-volume Science and the Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Basic Works of Logical Empiricism (1996), and co-editor of the two-volume The Philosophy of Science: An Encyclopedia (2005).
List of Figures. Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction.
a. The Central Argument.
b. The Evidence for Evolution.
c. Rejecting Theories.
d. Plan of the Book.
2. The Legacy of Darwin and Wallace.
a. The Theory of Natural Selection.
b. “Absurd in the Highest Possible Degree”.
c. Darwin’s Unfortunate Retreat.
d. Wallace and Weisman.
e. The Decline of Darwinism.
f. Mind and Culture.
g. Contemporary Implications.
3. The Argument from Design.
a. Adaptation and Design.
b. Function, Design, and Selection.
c. Blind Variation.
d. Dembski’s Resurrection.
4. Mere Evolution.
a. Mendel’s Legacy.
b. The Modern Framework for Evolutionary Theory.
c. Selectionism and Neutralism.
d. Reconstructing the Past.
e. Contemporary Debates.
f. Terminological Choices.
5. The Cost of Lunch.
a. Evolutionary Algorithms.
b. The “No Free Lunch” Theorems.
c. Dembski’s Excitement.
d. Utter Irrelevance.
e. Adaptationism.
f. Final Assessment.
6. Complexity is Complicated.
a. Irreducible Complexity?.
b. Pathways to ICSs.
c. The Citric Acid Cycle.
d. The Blood Clotting System.
e. The Bacterial Flagellum.
f. Protein Evolution.
g. Irreducibility and Design.
7. Questions of Information.
a. What is Biological Information?.
b. Information and Evolution.
c. Specified Complexity.
d. The Law of Conservation of Information.
e. The Cambrian “Explosion”.
f. Taking Leave of Creation Biology.
8. Cosmic Coincidences.
a. Physics and Biology.
b. Anthropic Principles?.
c. The Force of Improbability.
d. A Cosmological Design Argument.
e. Is Fine-Tuning Surprising?.
f. A Concluding Note.
9. Naturalism and Its Discontents.
a. What Naturalism Is.
b. Nagel’s Legacy.
c. The Problem of Normativity.
d. Creationist Critiques.
e. Metaphysical Naturalism.
10 Conclusions.
a. Critiques of Evolutionary Theory.
b. Is ID Science?.
c. Back to the Classroom.
Notes.
References.
Index
| Reihe/Serie | Blackwell Public Philosophy Series |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Hoboken |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 239 mm |
| Gewicht | 481 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4051-5490-X / 140515490X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4051-5490-1 / 9781405154901 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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