Evolution vs. creationism : an introduction

Eugenie C. Scott ; foreword by Niles Eldredge

Almost 80 years after the Scopes trial in the U.S., the debate over the teaching of evolution continues to rage. There is no easy resolution - it is a complex topic with profound scientific, religious, educational, and legal implications. How can a student or parent understand this issue? Evolution vs. Creationism provides the comprehensive and balanced survey that is so badly needed. Written by one of the leading advocates for the teaching of evolution in the United States, this accessible resource provides an introduction to the many facets of the current debate - the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, the various religious points of view - as well as a concise history of the evolution-creationism controversy. Each of the four sections of Evolution vs. Creationism provides a resource that will help the reader better understand these issues. The first section addresses how evolution works as part of the scientific enterprise, as well as a summary of the relationship between religious beliefs and science. A section on the history of the evolution versus creationism controversy provides a handy synopsis of the lengthy struggles, from before Darwin to the present day, over this issue. A collection of primary source documents, addressing cosmology, law, education, and religious issues from all sides of the debate, make up the third section. The volume concludes with a selection of resources for further information for those readers who wish to study the topic in more depth.

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[目次]

  • Introduction
  • Science, Evolution, Religion, and Creationism
  • Science: "Truth Without Certainty"
  • Evolution
  • Bellefs: Religion, Creationism, and Naturalism
  • A History of the Creationism/Evolution Controversy
  • Before Darwin to the Twentieth Century
  • Eliminating Evolution, Inventing Creation Science
  • Neocreationism
  • Selections from the Literature
  • Cosmology, Astronomy, Geology
  • Patterns and Processes of Biological Evolution
  • Legal Issues
  • Educational Issues
  • Religious Issues
  • The Nature of Science
  • References for Further Exploration.

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書名 Evolution vs. creationism : an introduction
著作者等 Scott Eugene C.
Scott Eugenie Carol
出版元 Greenwood Press
刊行年月 2004
ページ数 xxiv, 272 p.
大きさ 26 cm
ISBN 0313321221
NCID BA68245193
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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