The Panda's Black Box: Opening up the Intelligent Design Controversy

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List of Contributors vii Foreword by Daniel J. Kevles ix 1 Introduction: The Panda’s Black Box 1 Nathaniel C. Comfort 2 The Argument from Design 18 Michael Ruse 3 The Aerodynamics of Flying Carpets: Why Biologists Are Loath to “Teach the Controversy” 40 Scott F. Gilbert and the Swarthmore College Evolution and Development Seminar 4 The Classroom Controversy: A History of the Dispute over Teaching Evolution 63 Edward J. Larson 5 Untangling Debates about Science and Religion 83 Jane Maienschein 6 Intelligent Design: A Symptom of Metaphysical Malaise 109 Robert Maxwell Young Notes 137 Further Reading 151 Index 157 contents This page intentionally left blank ...