God, the devil, and Darwin
Subtitle: a critique of intelligent design theory
By: Niall Shanks.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: Intelligent design (Teleology); Religion and science
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the many designs of the intelligent design movement; title: The evolution of intelligent design arguments; title: Darwin and the illusion of intelligent design; title: Thermodynamics and the origins of color; title: Science and the supernatural; title: The biochemical case for intelligent design; title: The cosmological case for intelligent design; title: Conclusion : intelligent design on society.