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| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Computer File, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Sahotra Sarkar |
| ISBN: | 9781405154901 140515490X 9781405154918 1405154918 1405181508 9781405181501 |
| OCLC Number: | 73502176 |
| Description: | xvii, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | List of figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- The central argument -- The evidence for evolution -- Rejecting theories -- Plan of the book -- 2. The legacy of Darwin and Wallace -- The theory of natural selection -- "Absurd in the highest possible degree" -- Darwin's unfortunate retreat -- Wallace and Weismann -- The decline of Darwinism -- Mind and culture -- Contemporary implications -- 3. The argument from design -- Adaptation and design -- Function, design, and selection -- Blind variation -- Dembski's resurrection -- 4. Mere evolution -- Mendel's legacy -- The modern framework for evolutionary theory -- Selectionism and neutralism -- Reconstructing the past -- Contemporary debates -- Terminological choices -- 5. The cost of lunch -- Evolutionary algorithms -- The "No free lunch" theorems -- Dembski's excitement -- Utter irrelevance -- Adaptationism -- Final assessment. 6. Complexity is complicated -- Irreducible complexity? -- Pathways to ICSs -- The citric acid cycle -- The blood clotting system -- The bacterial flagellum -- Protein evolution -- Irreducibility and design -- 7. Questions of information -- What is biological information? -- Information and evolution -- Specified complexity -- The law of conservation of information -- The Cambrian "explosion" -- Taking leave of creation biology -- 8. Cosmic coincidences -- Physics and biology -- Anthropic principles? -- The force of improbability -- A cosmological design argument -- Is fine-tuning surprising? -- A concluding note -- 9. Naturalism and its discontents -- What naturalism is -- Nagel's legacy -- The problem of normativity -- Creationist critiques -- Metaphysical naturalism -- 10. Conclusions -- Critiques of evolutionary theory -- Is ID science? -- Back to the classroom -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
| Series Title: | Blackwell public philosophy. |
| Responsibility: | Sahotra Sarkar. |
Abstract:
"The debate about what to teach as science in our schools has reached boiling point, both inside and outside the classroom. From Young Earth to Intelligent Design creationism, the intrusion of political and religious ideals is damaging the integrity of our public education system. Doubling Darwin? puts the dispute into its scientific and historical context, illuminating the intellectual debate that is shaping educational policy." "In this book, noted biologist and philosopher Sahotra Sarkar exposes the frauds and fallacies of Intelligent Design Theory and its claim to be "good science." An expert exploration of key arguments, Doubting Darwin? adamantly rejects Intelligent Designs claim to legitimacy, showing clearly how and why it is an unsuitable alternative to evolutionary biology in the classroom."--BOOK JACKET.
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