1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451202103321

Autore

Sakar Sahotra

Titolo

Doubting Darwin [[electronic resource] ] : Creationist Designs on Evolution

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2009

ISBN

1-280-93266-X

9786610932665

1-4051-8150-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Blackwell Public Philosophy Series

Disciplina

231.7652

Soggetti

Creationism

Evolution - Religious aspects

Evolution -- Religious aspects

Evolution (Biology)

Intelligent design (Teleology)

Religion and science

Creationism - Religious aspects

Evolution

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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 NeutralismReconstructing the Past 26; 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

Sommario/riassunto

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 Intellig



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910715044603321

Autore

Ehernberger L. J.

Titolo

Atmospheric conditions associated with turbulence encountered by the XB-70 airplane above 40,000 feet altitude / / by L.J. Ehernberger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, , September 1968

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (47 pages) : illustrations

Collana

NASA technical note ; ; TN D-4768

Soggetti

Atmospheric turbulence

Meteorology in aeronautics

Upper atmosphere

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"September 1968."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 47).



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910143016403321

Titolo

2006 IEEE International Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications : Ottawa, Canada, 4-5 November 2006

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : IEEE, 2006

ISBN

9781509091751

1509091750

9781424407613

1424407613

Disciplina

004.01/9

Soggetti

Human-computer interaction

Virtual reality

Robotics

Touch

Sound in virtual reality

Engineering & Applied Sciences

Computer Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph