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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Nathaniel C Comfort |
| ISBN: | 9780801885990 080188599X |
| OCLC Number: | 74649011 |
| Description: | xv, 165 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction : the panda's black box / Nathaniel C. Comfort -- The argument from design / Michael Ruse -- The aerodynamics of flying carpets : why biologists are loath to "teach the controversy" / Scott F. Gilbert and the Swarthmore College Evolution and Development Seminar -- The classroom controversy : a history of the dispute over teaching evolution / Edward J. Larson -- Untangling debates about science and religion / Jane Maienschein -- Intelligent design : a symptom of metaphysical malaise / Robert Maxwell Young. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Nathaniel C. Comfort ; foreword by Daniel J. Kevles. |
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Abstract:
The debate over Intelligent Design seemingly represents an extension of the fundamental conflict between creationists and evolutionists. This title explains the roots of the controversy; and explores the intellectual, social, and cultural factors that shape it. It challenges assumptions on each side of the debate.
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<p> "The Panda's Black Box" is an accessible reader that quickly and deftly surveys the current evolution-ID debates from a range of philosophical and historical angles.--Glenn Sanford"Reports of the National Center for Science Education" (01/01/2010) Read more...
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