Living with Darwin: Evolution, Design, and the Future of Faith (Philosophy in Action)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (860 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195384342 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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An eminent philosopher, he is the author of many books on science, literature, and music, including Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism; The Lives to Come: The Genetic Revolution and Human Possibilities; Vaulting Ambition: Sociobiology and the Quest for Human Knowledge; Science, Truth, and Democracy; and In Mendel's Mirror. Philip Kitcher is the John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University.
"Contains useful contributions to the critique of creationism and the defense of science and evolution." --International Socialist Review
After Darwin, a nonsupernatural faith? Kerry Walters Philip Kitcher's Living with Darwin is one of the better discussions of the current battle between creationism and evolutionary theory. Much like the on-going feud about sexuality in Christian denominations, the creationism/evolution tussle is about much more than just the front line issues. It involves a bona fide worldview clash between naturalists and supernaturalists.To Kitcher's credit, he seems to recognize the narrow . Tomas Hribek said More humane and sensitive than Dawkins. This little book is a devastating critique of the Intelligent Design as a religion in disguise. Prof. Kitcher continues the project begun back in the 1980a in his ABUSING SCIENCE, which demolished the old-fashioned creationism (i.e., the anti-Darwinism of the pre-ID days). And yet, in the final chapter of LIVING WITH DARWIN, "The Mess of Pottage", Kitcher is greatly sensitive and understanding of the motivations of religious. factoid junkie said Terrific Primer. This is a terrific essay. It covers the entire Darwin versus Intelligent Design issue with insight, comprehension, and clarity. He apportions time to all the central arguments on both sides without being distracted by obvious and tempting side arguments. Rarely does one book save a person from needing to read three or four. This is one of those books.The author has thought long and hard about the issues and has written about
Kitcher first provides valuable perspective on the present controversy, describing the many puzzles that blocked evolution's acceptance in the early years, and explaining how scientific research eventually found the answers to these conundrums. It is in truth the focal point of a larger clash between religious faith and modern science. Kitcher argues that the problem with Intelligent Design isn't that it's "not science," as many critics say, but that it's "dead science," raising questions long resolved by scientists. Interestingly, Kitcher shows that many of these early questions have been resurrected in recent years by proponents of Intelligent Design. Charles Darwin has been at the center of white-hot public debate for more than a century. But Kitcher points out that it is also important to recognize the cost of Darwin's success--the price of "life with Darwin." Darwinism has a profound effect on our understanding of our place in the universe, on our religious beliefs and aspirations. In Living With Darwin, Philip Kitcher stokes the flames swirling around Darwin's