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Why evolution works (and creationism fails)

Author
Young, Matt, 1941-
Title
Why evolution works (and creationism fails) / Matt Young and Paul K. Strode.
Format
Book
Published
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.
Description
xviii, 241 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
URL
<Table of contents only> http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0828/2008040062.html
Other contributors
Strode, Paul K., 1967-
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-220) and index.
Contents
  • The basics and the history. The structure of this book ; History of creationism and evolutionary science in the United States
  • How science works (and creationism doesn't). How science works ; How pseudoscience works ; Why creationism fails ; The argument from design ; Why intelligent-design creationism fails
  • The science of evolution. The father of evolution ; How evolution works ; Recapitulation ; Evo devo : how evolution constantly remodels ; Phylogenetics ; Design by committee : the twists, turns, and flips of human anatomy
  • The universe. How we know the age of the earth ; Is the universe fine-turned for life?
  • Evolution, ethics, and religion. Evolution and ethics ; Why science and religion are compatible.
Subject headings
Evolution (Biology) Creationism.
ISBN
9780813545493 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780813545509 (pbk. : alk. paper) : 0813545498 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0813545501 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Holdings

Library
Blmgtn - Herman B Wells Library
Call Number
QH366.2 .Y69 2009
Location
Wells Library - Research Coll. - Stacks
Floor
10th Floor, East Tower
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Indpls - IUPUI University Library
Call Number
QH366.2 .Y69 2009
Location
Stacks
Floor
4th Floor
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