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God, the devil, and Darwin : a critique of intelligent design theory / Niall Shanks

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004Description: xiii, 273 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0195161998
  • 9780195161991
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • ARCH YNDC 213 S528G  21
LOC classification:
  • BS651 .S54 2004
Contents:
The many designs of the intelligent design movement -- The evolution of intelligent design -- Darwin and the illusion of intelligent design -- Thermodynamics and the origins of order -- Science and the supernatural -- The biochemical case for intelligent design -- The cosmological case for intelligent design -- Conclusion: intelligent designs on society
Review: "Intelligent Design theory (ID) proposes an alternative to accepted accounts of evolutionary theory: that life is so complex, and that the universe is so fine-tuned for the appearance of life, that the only plausible explanation is the existence of an intelligent designer. For many ID theorists, the designer is taken to be the god of Christianity." "Niall Shanks has written the first accessible introduction to, and critique of, this controversial new intellectual movement."--Jacket
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-268) and index

The many designs of the intelligent design movement -- The evolution of intelligent design -- Darwin and the illusion of intelligent design -- Thermodynamics and the origins of order -- Science and the supernatural -- The biochemical case for intelligent design -- The cosmological case for intelligent design -- Conclusion: intelligent designs on society

"Intelligent Design theory (ID) proposes an alternative to accepted accounts of evolutionary theory: that life is so complex, and that the universe is so fine-tuned for the appearance of life, that the only plausible explanation is the existence of an intelligent designer. For many ID theorists, the designer is taken to be the god of Christianity." "Niall Shanks has written the first accessible introduction to, and critique of, this controversial new intellectual movement."--Jacket

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