{"product_id":"doubting-darwin-creationist-designs-on-evolution-hardback-9781405154901","title":"Doubting Darwin?; Creationist Designs on Evolution (Hardback) 9781405154901","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDoubting Darwin?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCreationist Designs on Evolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSahotra Sakar (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405154901, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 April 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 16 x 1.8 cm, 0.481 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is a splendid discussion of the whole question of ID. Get this book and read it.\" \u003ci\u003eMichael Ruse, review for National Center for Science Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is a clear and judicious book … Sarkar is to be praised for his nuanced and balanced presentation of the arguments and issues he discusses.” \u003ci\u003eKaleidoscope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Sarkar’s scientific expositions and dissections of Dembski’s specious arguments and Behe’s lack of imagination are clear, surgical, and authoritative. For those who would fear a return to the middle ages, this is the best critique of ID now available.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Wimsatt, University of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Part history, part science, and part philosophy, \u003ci\u003eDoubting Darwin?\u003c\/i\u003e is a deft critique of the new creationism. Sahotra Sarkar hits all the main points with economy and the broad knowledge of a scientist-philosopher.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeffrey Shallit, University of Waterloo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The West’s simultaneous loyalty to Christianity and science is a cognitive dissonance in our culture as a whole, most prominently manifested in the Intelligent Design Movement. Sahotra Sarkar’s book is a welcome attempt to apply cognitive therapy to our culture, by talking us through the contradictions in intelligent design.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Wolpert, Senior Computer Scientist at NASA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Sahotra Sarkar lucidly and comprehensively dismantles Intelligent Design creationism in the most powerful way: by explaining the biology. This book summarizes the theory and philosophy of evolution with depth and insight, and in a way that sharply refutes the objections of creationism.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eP. Z. Myers, PhD, University of Minnesota, Morris, and author of Pharyngula Blog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Sarkar’s concise, elegant prose allows him to enlighten and engage readers on every topic…a must read for anyone interested in following the debate...”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoted biologist and philosopher Sahotra Sarkar exposes the frauds and fallacies of Intelligent Design Theory, and its claim to be 'good science'.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA scientific and philosophical exploration of the debate between evolutionary theory and Intelligent Design in the classroom\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePuts the debate into its scientific and historical context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRejects Intelligent Design's claim to legitimacy, showing clearly how and why it is an unsuitable alternative to evolutionary biology in the classroom\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thought-provoking book for those seeking to understand an intellectual debate that is shaping our education policies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eForms part of the provocative and timely \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Public Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea. The Central Argument.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eb. The Evidence for Evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ec. Rejecting Theories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ed. Plan of the Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Legacy of Darwin and Wallace.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea. The Theory of Natural Selection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eb. “Absurd in the Highest Possible Degree”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ec. Darwin’s Unfortunate Retreat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ed. Wallace and Weisman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ee. The Decline of Darwinism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ef. Mind and Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eg. Contemporary Implications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Argument from Design.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea. Adaptation and Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eb. Function, Design, and Selection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ec. Blind Variation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ed. Dembski’s Resurrection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Mere Evolution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea. Mendel’s Legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eb. The Modern Framework for Evolutionary Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ec. Selectionism and Neutralism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ed. Reconstructing the Past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ee. Contemporary Debates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ef. Terminological Choices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Cost of Lunch.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea. Evolutionary Algorithms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eb. The “No Free Lunch” Theorems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ec. Dembski’s Excitement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ed. Utter Irrelevance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ee. Adaptationism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ef. Final Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Complexity is Complicated.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea. Irreducible Complexity?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eb. Pathways to ICSs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ec. The Citric Acid Cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ed. The Blood Clotting System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ee. The Bacterial Flagellum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ef. Protein Evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eg. Irreducibility and Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Questions of Information.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea. What is Biological Information?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eb. Information and Evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ec. Specified Complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ed. The Law of Conservation of Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ee. The Cambrian “Explosion”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ef. Taking Leave of Creation Biology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Cosmic Coincidences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea. Physics and Biology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eb. Anthropic Principles?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ec. The Force of Improbability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ed. A Cosmological Design Argument.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ee. Is Fine-Tuning Surprising?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ef. A Concluding Note.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Naturalism and Its Discontents.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea. What Naturalism Is.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eb. Nagel’s Legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ec. The Problem of Normativity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ed. Creationist Critiques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ee. Metaphysical Naturalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Conclusions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea. Critiques of Evolutionary Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eb. Is ID Science?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ec. 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