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The panda's black box : opening up the intelligent design controversy / edited by Nathaniel C. Comfort ; foreword by Daniel J. Kevles.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Comfort, Nathaniel C., editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Creationism.
Intelligent design (Teleology).
Evolution (Biology).
Religion and science.
Philosophy and science.
Science--Philosophy.
Science.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (184 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This lively collection will appeal to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of what's really at stake in the debate over evolution.
Contents:
Introduction : the panda's black box / Nathaniel C. Comfort
The argument from design / Michael Ruse
The aerodynamics of flying carpets : why biologists are loath to "teach the controversy" / Scott F. Gilbert and the Swarthmore College Evolution and Development Seminar
The classroom controversy : a history of the dispute over teaching evolution / Edward J. Larson
Untangling debates about science and religion / Jane Maienschein
Intelligent design : a symptom of metaphysical malaise / Robert Maxwell Young.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-8018-9690-8
OCLC:
794701456

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