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The Triumph of Evolution

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Why is there still so much anti-evolution sentiment in the United States at the start of the Third Millennium? Why does the debate that began in 1859, when Charles Darwin successfully established the study of evolution, still rage in 2000? How can America tolerate the continued attack by conservative elements within the Judeo-Christian tradition on the quality of science education when science and its technological offshoots are so essential to our future well being and prosperity? Niles Eldredge, a leading expert on evolution and the diversity of life, has studied creationism and debated creationists for over two decades. Now, in "The Triumph of Evolution," he presents the most up-to-date examination of the creation-evolution confrontation available. In this incisive narrative, he reveals the creationists' basic argument and their strategies for advancing it--including the recent attack on "philosophical naturalism" and emphasis on models of "intelligent design" by creationist Phillip Johnson and his colleagues. He also counters the charges that the study of evolution cannot be scientific or that it leads to the demise of family, religion, and traditional values. "The Triumph of Evolution "counters all these arguments with a simple overview of the evolutionary process--and a ringing declaration of the scientific nature of the study of evolution. Eldredge disavows the ongoing dissonance between science and religion and seeks instead a resonance in the pressing issue of catastrophic species loss on Earth. It is a problem that can be solved only if science and the adherents of the world's religious traditions pool their understanding, knowledge, and resources together. Ultimately, "The Triumph of Evolution "challenges all of us to leave the stale debates of the nineteenth century to confront the vital problems of the next century.

About the Author :
Niles Eldredge is a Curator in the Department of Invertebrate Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, where he has worked as an active research paleontologist since 1969. He is the author of 20 books and more than 200 research papers, including several with Stephen Jay Gould announcing the theory of punctuated equilibria. He speaks regularly on aspects of evolutionary theory and biodiversity issues.

Review :
"Niles Eldredge knows how to make science exciting." --"New York Times Book Review" "Nobody in our generation has done more to advance our understanding of the evolutionary process than Niles Eldredge has." --Ian Tattersall, Curator, Department of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History. "Eldredge reminds us that many things have not changed in the creation and evolution controversy: we are not yet rid of the old fashioned creationism, even though it is currently augmented by neocreationisms like 'intelligent design theory.' In easily-read, conversational prose, Eldredge shows how both the old and the new creationisms are scientifically bankrupt and philosophically impoverished." --Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D., Executive Director, National Center for Science Education "If you listen to creationists---from the classic 'creation-scientists' to the new 'intelligent-design theorists'---you'll be told that the fossil record doesn't support evolution. Are they right that there are no fossil intermediates? Does the Cambrian explosion really pose an insurmountable problem? Are the fossils that support human evolution really all mistakes or fakes? Was the geological column and the sequence of horse fossils really just invented by scientists who simply 'assumed' evolution? Do distinguished paleontologists like Niles Eldredge indeed admit such 'trade secrets' when behind closed doors? Don't believe it. Calling a lie a lie and a damned lie a damned lie, Eldredge sets the record straight. Creationists are attacking science with renewed vigor, so this is a timely, much-needed book. Read it and get the truth." --Robert T. Pennock, author of "Tower of Babel: The Evidence Against the New Creationism " "I can't imagine a better book by a finer scientist and writer on a more vital and contemporary subject. Eldredge refutes creationism with the best tools of scientific facts and logic but then shows how all good science cannot debase, but can only complement, our search to find ethical values and to grasp the meaning of our existence." --Stephen Jay Gould


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  • ISBN-13: 9780805071474
  • Publisher: St Martin's Press
  • Publisher Imprint: St Martin's Press
  • Height: 228 mm
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0805071474
  • Publisher Date: 06 Nov 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y


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