In this Book
- The Panda's Black Box: Opening up the Intelligent Design Controversy
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
summary
The debate over Intelligent Design seemingly represents an extension of the fundamental conflict between creationists and evolutionists. ID proponents, drawing on texts such as Darwin's Black Box and Of Pandas and People, urge schools to "teach the controversy" in biology class alongside evolution. The scientific mainstream has reacted with fury, branding Intelligent Design as pseudoscience and its advocates as religious fanatics.But stridency misses the point, argues Nathaniel Comfort. In The Panda's Black Box, Comfort joins five other leading public intellectuals—including Daniel Kevles and Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Larson—to explain the roots of the controversy and explore the intellectual, social, and cultural factors that continue to shape it.One of the few books on the ID issue that moves beyond mere name-calling and finger-pointing, The Panda's Black Box challenges assumptions on each side of the debate and engages both the appeal and dangers of Intelligent Design. This lively collection will appeal to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of what's really at stake in the debate over evolution.
Table of Contents
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- List of Contributors
- pp. vii-viii
- 2 The Argument from Design
- pp. 18-39
- Further Reading
- pp. 151-156
Additional Information
ISBN
9780801896903
Related ISBN(s)
9780801885990
MARC Record
OCLC
794701456
Pages
184
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No