The Evolution Controversy
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The Evolution Controversy
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Author : Thomas B. Fowler
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2007-08-01
The Evolution Controversy written by Thomas B. Fowler and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-01 with Religion categories.
In the emotional debate surrounding evolution, it is often difficult to cut through the competing agendas to gain an unbiased understanding of the scientific issues involved. The Evolution Controversy provides a resource for doing so. The authors leave aside the profound philosophical and religious issues involved in the controversy in favor of a balanced and critical examination of the four major schools of thought involved: Neo-Darwinism, Creationism, Intelligent Design, and Meta-Darwinism. The focus is on an objective evaluation of the scientific merits of each school, as well as an examination of areas of agreement and disagreement among the schools. The goal is to equip readers, whether students, church leaders, or the general public, to come to their own informed conclusions.
Measuring The Evolution Controversy
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Author : Avelina Espinosa
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2016-05-11
Measuring The Evolution Controversy written by Avelina Espinosa and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-11 with Science categories.
The reality of evolution is indisputable and, based on current scientific evidence, all people in the world should accept it as fact. Yet, only 41% of adults worldwide embrace evolution, and they do it under the premise that a deity created humans. One in every three people is a strict creationist who believes in religious scriptures concerning the origin of our universe and of humans, and explicitly rejects that Homo sapiens is an ape when, in fact, science informs us that humans’ closest relatives are chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans. Indeed, we are all apes. Why do people not accept evolution? In Measuring the Evolution Controversy, Guillermo Paz-y-Miño-C and Avelina Espinosa postulate that the debate over evolution-and-science versus creationism is inherent in the incompatibility between scientific rationalism/empiricism and the belief in supernatural causation (religion and faith). Belief disrupts, distorts, delays or stops the comprehension and acceptance of scientific evidence. The authors refer to this proposal as the incompatibility hypothesis (IH), the conceptual foundation of this book. Paz-y-Miño-C and Espinosa explain that the evolution controversy is not only measurable descriptively, but also testable as in an ordinary field of science. To accomplish this, they examine three predictions of IH. First, chronological-conflict-and-accommodation (i.e. the historical re-emergence of antagonism between evolution and religion when advances in science continue to threaten the belief in supernatural causation; in such situations, creationists’ rejection of and subsequent partial acceptance of the new scientific discoveries are expected). Second, change in evolution’s acceptance as function of educational attainment (i.e. the positive association between acceptance of evolution and level of education). Third, change in evolution’s acceptance as function of religiosity (i.e. the negative association between acceptance of evolution and level of religious beliefs). By relying on an ample assessment of the attitudes towards evolution by highly educated audiences (i.e. research faculty, educators of prospective teachers, and college students in the United States) the authors characterise their understanding of science and evolution, personal religious convictions, and political ideology. The authors make recommendations for improving science and evolution literacy, as well as evolution’s acceptance, and conclude by forecasting a probable global socio-cultural landscape in which acceptance of science and evolution will take place.
Defending Evolution In The Classroom
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Author : Brian J. Alters
language : en
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Release Date : 2001
Defending Evolution In The Classroom written by Brian J. Alters and has been published by Jones & Bartlett Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Business & Economics categories.
A novel handbook that explains why so many secondary and college students reject evolution and are antagonistic toward its teaching.
Measuring The Evolution Controversy
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Author : Guillermo Paz-y-Miño-C
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Measuring The Evolution Controversy written by Guillermo Paz-y-Miño-C and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
The Creation Evolution Controversy
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Author : R. L. Wysong
language : en
Publisher: Wysong Institute
Release Date : 1976
The Creation Evolution Controversy written by R. L. Wysong and has been published by Wysong Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Creation categories.
Who has not wondered about the origin of the universe and life? And, for certain, this is a question that should be taken with the utmost seriousness and sense of duty. After all, how can we know why we are here or what we should be doing if we do not know where we came from?Although religions have their belief (creation), and materialists have their belief(evolution), beliefs are not what truth is about. This is a book of daring adventure between these two emotionally charged belief systems. Rather than advocate, Dr. Wysong pits one belief against the other using the only weapons that should be used if truth is the objective: reason and evidence.Dr. Wysong's rational, philosophic, and scientific probings make this book a reservoir of thoughtful and factual information that will not draw dust on your bookshelf.Now in its thirteenth printing, this seminal 1975 book has been read worldwide, is widely cited on the web, and continues to be used in schools. It has helped lay the groundwork for a rational dialogue between religion and science and remains current to this day because of its even handed treatment of the subject and because reason should never fall out of fashion.
The Evolution Controversy In America
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Author : George E. Webb
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-05-11
The Evolution Controversy In America written by George E. Webb and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-11 with Science categories.
A comprehensive intellectual history of America’s century-old debate over teaching evolution in public schools. For well over a century, the United States has witnessed a prolonged debate over the teaching of organic evolution in the nation’s public schools. The controversy that began with the publication of Darwin’s Origin of the Species had by the 1920s expanded to include theologians, politicians, and educators. The Scopes trial of 1925 provided the growing antievolution movement with significant publicity and led to a decline in the teaching of evolution. In The Evolution Crisis in America, George E. Webb details how efforts to improve science education in the wake of Sputnik resurrected antievolution sentiment and led to the emergence of “creation science” as the most recent expression of that sentiment. Creationists continue to demand “balanced treatment” of theories of creation and evolution in public schools, even though their efforts have been declared unconstitutional in a series of federal court cases. Their battles have been much more successful at the grassroots level, garnering support from local politicians and educators. Webb attributes the success of creationists primarily to the lack of scientific literacy among the American public.
The Evolution Controversy
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Author : Joseph Alfred Boromé
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
The Evolution Controversy written by Joseph Alfred Boromé and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Evolution categories.
Neo Lamarckism And The Evolution Controversy In France 1870 1920
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Author : Stuart Michael Persell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Neo Lamarckism And The Evolution Controversy In France 1870 1920 written by Stuart Michael Persell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
What CHOICE says: Persell focuses on the development of neo-Lamarckism in France after 1870, and why France--deeply wounded by its resounding defeat in the Franco-Prussian war--welcomed the move away from Darwinian evolution. The author separates the ideas of French neo-Lamarckians from the theories of Jean Baptiste Lamarck and American neo-Lamarckians, who accepted divine purpose as a part of their evolutionary scheme. The French school regarded Lamarck as the founder of evolution, retaining belief in the inheritance of acquired characteristics; however, they incorporated natural selection into their materialist and progressivist scheme, encouraged by Darwin's gradual acceptance of some environmentalist ideas in successive editions of the Origin. Persell strikes a balance between those modern biologists whose interpretation of post-Darwinian evolution has been called "whiggish" and those who claim the popularity of Darwinian evolution declined precipitously after Darwin's death and had little influence for the rest of the 19th century; e.g., he maintains that August Weismann's work played a critical role in shaping biology. The book promises to be useful for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students through research scholars in the biological sciences as well as those investigating the development of scientific ideas.
Recent Phases Of The Evolution Controversy
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Author : Edgar Young Mullins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925*
Recent Phases Of The Evolution Controversy written by Edgar Young Mullins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925* with Evolution categories.
But Is It Science
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Author : Robert T. Pennock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
But Is It Science written by Robert T. Pennock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Philosophy categories.
"The emotionally charged debate pitting creationism against evolution has been swirling since the publication of Charles Darwin's Origins of Species in 1859. The primary locus of controversy in the United States has been the courts, which have stepped in repeatedly to rule on the constitutionality of laws and policies regarding how each may be taught in the public schools. This fully updated anthology will inform readers about the history of the debate and bring philosophical clarity to the complex arguments on both sides."--BOOK JACKET.
