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Evolutionary Theory and the Creation Controversy

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Authors:
  1. Olivier Rieppel

    1. Dept. Geology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA

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  • Olivier Rieppel, curator of evolutionary biology at the Field Museum in Chicago, is well known for his research on the evolution of fossil reptiles and for his publications on the history and philosophy of biology

  • Provides an overview about the history and philosophy of the evolutionary theory

  • The various ways and concepts scientists took to come to the current understanding of evolution, development and genetics are presented

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. What Is the Story to be Told?

    • Olivier Rieppel
    Pages 1-10

  3. The Problem of Change

    • Olivier Rieppel
    Pages 11-26

  4. Changing World Views

    • Olivier Rieppel
    Pages 27-58

  5. Stemming the Tide of Change

    • Olivier Rieppel
    Pages 59-80

  6. A Matter of (Natural) Laws

    • Olivier Rieppel
    Pages 81-110

  7. The “Law of Superposition”

    • Olivier Rieppel
    Pages 111-133

  8. Respectable Science: What Is It?

    • Olivier Rieppel
    Pages 135-168

  9. Linking the Facts: Tracing the Traces

    • Olivier Rieppel
    Pages 169-192

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 193-204
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About this book

Evolutionary theory addresses the phenomenon of the origin and diversity of plant and animal species that we observe. In recent times, however, it has become a predominant ideology which has gained currency far beyond its original confines. Attempts to understand the origin and historical development of human culture, civilization and language, of the powers of human cognition, and even the origin of the moral and ethical values guiding and constraining everyday life in human societies are now cast in an evolutionary context. In “Evolutionary Theory and the Creation Controversy” the author examines evolutionary theory from a historical perspective, explaining underlying metaphysical backgrounds and fundamental philosophical questions such as the paradoxical problem of change, existence and creation. He introduces the scientists involved, their research results and theories, and discusses the evolution of evolutionary theory against the background of Creationism and Intelligent Design.

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From the reviews:

“Rieppel’s book fills a significant gap in the literature on creationism. … it is a scholarly consideration of the more subtle philosophical arguments underlying both legitimate science and ID. … the book provides a good intellectual perspective on the nature of scientific inquiry. Summing UP: Recommended. Large academic libraries, upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty.” (B. E. Fleury, Choice, Vol. 48 (9), May, 2011)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Geology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA

    Olivier Rieppel

About the author

Olivier Rieppel is the Rowe Family Curator of Evolutionary Biology in the Department of Geology at the Field Museum in Chicago and an Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. He has published widely on the anatomy and evolution of living and fossil reptiles, as well as on the history and philosophy of biology.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Evolutionary Theory and the Creation Controversy

  • Authors: Olivier Rieppel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14896-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-14895-8Published: 11 November 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44356-5Published: 29 September 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-14896-5Published: 01 November 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 204

  • Topics: Evolutionary Biology, History of Science, Anthropology

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