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More than eighty years after the Scopes trial, the debate over teaching evolution continues in spite of the emptiness of the creationist positions. This accessible resource, now completely revised and updated, provides an essential introduction to the ongoing dispute's many facets-the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, and the various religious points of view-as well as a concise history of the evolution-creationism controversy. This second edition also contains a discussion of the legal history, updated to include the seminal case of Kitzmiller v. Dover as well as a new chapter on public opinion and media coverage.

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Author:   Eugenie C. Scott
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780520261877

ISBN 10:   0520261879
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   03 August 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

FOREWORD:The Unmetabolized Darwin by Niles Eldredge FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION by Judge John E. Jones III PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION: The Pillars of Creationism PART I: Science, Evolution, Religion, and Creationism CHAPTER 1. Science: Truth without Certainty CHAPTER 2. Evolution CHAPTER 3. Beliefs: Religion, Creationism, and Naturalism PART II: A History of the Creationism/Evolution Controversy CHAPTER 4. Before Darwin to the Twentieth Century CHAPTER 5. Eliminating Evolution, Inventing Creation Science CHAPTER 6. Neocreationism CHAPTER 7. Testing Intelligent Design and Evidence against Evolution in the Courts PART III: Selections from the Literature CHAPTER 8. Cosmology, Astronomy, Geology CHAPTER 9. Patterns and Processes of Biological Evolution CHAPTER 10. Legal Issues CHAPTER 11. Educational Issues CHAPTER 12. Issues Concerning Religion CHAPTER 13. The Nature of Science CHAPTER 14. Evolution and Creationism in the Media and Public Opinion REFERENCES FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION NAME INDEX SUBJECT INDEX

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Eugenie C. Scott is Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education. She has written extensively on the evolution-creationism controversy and is past president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Scott is the 2010 recipient of the National Academy of Science's Public Welfare Medal.

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