Doubts about Darwin : a history of intelligent design / Thomas Woodward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woodward, Thomas, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution.

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.

Darwin, Charles.

Intelligent design (Teleology).

Physical Description:

303 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, [2003]

Summary:

Deep in the halls of scientific academia, a debate has been quietly raging between Darwinian macroevolution and the theory of intelligent design. This challenge to scientific naturalism has life-changing effects on the fundamental cultural story of humanity; it asks what it means to be human and questions whether or not we have a purpose and a destiny. Beginning with Michael Denton's revolutionary book, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, author Thomas Woodward follows the key players and confrontations that are creating a paradigm shift in both the scientific and public arenas. He shows that the erosion of certainty about the factual truth of Darwinism is the product of a rhetorical onslaught -- the persuasive case making by highly accredited critics like Phillip Johnson, Michael Behe, and William Dembski. Accessible and compelling, Doubts about Darwin opens a dramatic door to moral and intellectual reformation.

Contents:

Aroused from dogmatic slumber : an introduction to intelligent design and a paradigm crisis

Murmurs of dissent : the prelude to Michael Denton

The birth of design : Denton launches his critique

The virus spreads : the emergence of Phillip E. Johnson

Putting Darwin on trial : Johnson transforms the narrative

The matrix of stories in Darwin on trial : Johnson argues his case

The roaring nineties : David takes on Goliath

The dam breaks : Michael Behe and the explosion of design

Mere creation and beyond : William Dembski and the explanatory filter

A revolution built on recalcitrance : intelligent design in historical perspective.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of South Florida, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-293) and index.

ISBN:

0801064430

OCLC:

51818494