05057nam 22009733u 450 991082664060332120230124182157.01-280-93266-X97866109326651-4051-8150-8(CKB)1000000000341789(EBL)695810(OCoLC)476085315(SSID)ssj0000141085(PQKBManifestationID)11146613(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141085(PQKBWorkID)10056207(PQKB)11316645(MiAaPQ)EBC695810(MiAaPQ)EBC306539(Au-PeEL)EBL306539(EXLCZ)99100000000034178920131014d2009|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrDoubting Darwin[electronic resource] Creationist Designs on EvolutionHoboken Wiley20091 online resource (232 p.)Blackwell Public Philosophy SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-4051-5490-X 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 TheorySelectionism 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 InformationThe 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; IndexNoted 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 IntelligBlackwell Public Philosophy SeriesCreationismCreationismEvolution - Religious aspectsEvolution -- Religious aspectsEvolution (Biology)Evolution (Biology)Intelligent design (Teleology)Intelligent design (Teleology)Religion and scienceReligion and scienceCreationismReligious aspectsIntelligent design (Teleology)Evolution (Biology)EvolutionReligion and scienceReligionHILCCPhilosophy & ReligionHILCCChristianityHILCCCreationism.Creationism.Evolution - Religious aspects.Evolution -- Religious aspects.Evolution (Biology).Evolution (Biology).Intelligent design (Teleology).Intelligent design (Teleology).Religion and science.Religion and science.CreationismReligious aspectsIntelligent design (Teleology)Evolution (Biology)EvolutionReligion and scienceReligionPhilosophy & ReligionChristianity231.7652Sakar Sahotra1721945AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910826640603321Doubting Darwin4121914UNINA