Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the UnknownMacmillan, 1 апр. 2010 г. - Всего страниц: 336 Bestselling author Michael Shermer delves into the unknown, from heretical ideas about the boundaries of the universe to Star Trek's lessons about chance and time |
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... evolutionary science , Michael Shermer - who has excelled at the former and become one of our leading defenders of the latter - never writes with anything less than full- throttled engagement . Incisive , penetrating , and mercifully ...
... evolutionary theorist Richard Dawkins and the philosopher Daniel Dennett came out of the skeptical closet through opinion editorials . The reaction was swift and merciless -- almost no one , including and especially nonbelievers ...
... evolutionary theory provides an even deeper causal analysis of human behavior under strain . Historians operate at a proximate level of analysis , searching for immediate causes that trig- gered a particular historical event . Evolutionary ...
... evolutionary theory ) , and to tear down the wall separating church and state in order to get their doctrines taught in public schools , including and especially public school science classes . Chapter 12 , " History's Heretics , " is ...
... evolutionary theorist Stephen Jay Gould , and how science , history , and biography come together into one enterprise of knowledge , understanding , and wisdom . Steve Gould was my hero , col- league , and eventually a friend , who was ...
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Index | 285 |
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Back Cover | 300 |