This new series presents innovative titles pertaining to human
origins, evolution, and behavior from a multi-disciplinary
perspective. Subject areas include but are not limited to
biological and physical anthropology, prehistoric archaeology,
evolutionary psychology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary
biology. The series volumes will be of interest primarily to
students and scholars in these fields.
The Evolution Wars draws on history, science, and philosophy to
examine the development of evolutionary thought through the past
two and a half centuries. It focuses on the debates that have
engaged, divided, and ultimately provoked scientists to ponder the
origins of organisms -- including humankind -- paying regard to the
nineteenth-century clash over the nature of classification and
debates about the fossil record, genetics, and human nature. Much
attention is paid to external factors and the underlying motives of
scientists.
In these pages you will meet Charles Darwin's ebullient
grandfather Erasmus, the contentious Frenchmen Georges Cuvier and
Etienne Geoffroy Stain-Hillaire, new creationist Phillip Johnson,
the brilliant J. B. S. Haldane, outspoken Richard Dawkins, and many
other stars of the debates. The Evolution Wars explores the ten
greatest controversies surrounding evolution in world history, with
emphasis on recent times, including:
-- The infamous Scopes trial of the 1920s
-- The search for human origins and speculation about the
"missing link", spurred by the discovery of "Lucy"
-- The debate surrounding the new theory of paleontology
proposed by Stephen Jay Gould
-- The rise of teaching "creation science" in public school as a
subject on par withevolution.
Although the author takes a strong stand on the side of
evolution, he also shows respect for dissenting viewpoints. Thus,
the book is intellectually rewarding not only for evolutionists but
also for opponents of evolution theory, especially those who want
to see how one of the great ideas of Western civilization resonates
through time, both within and beyond the scientific community.
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