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- catalog abstract ""Creationism is no longer the simple notion it once was taken to be. Its new advocates have become more sophisticated in how they present their views, speaking of "intelligent design" rather than "creation science" and aiming their arguments against the naturalistic philosophical method that underlies science, proposing to replace it with a "theistic science." The creationism-evolution controversy is not just about the status of Darwinian evolution - it is a clash of religious and philosophical worldviews, for a common underlying fear among creationists is that evolution undermines both the basis of morality as they understand it and the possibility of purpose in life." "In Tower of Babel, philosopher Robert T. Pennock compares the views of the new creationists with those of the old and reveals the insubstantiality of their arguments. One of Pennock's major innovations is to turn from biological evolution to the less-charged subject of linguistic evolution, which has strong theoretical parallels with biological evolution both in content and in the sort of evidence scientists use to draw conclusions about origins."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11033293.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""Creationism is no longer the simple notion it once was taken to be. Its new advocates have become more sophisticated in how they present their views, speaking of "intelligent design" rather than "creation science" and aiming their arguments against the naturalistic philosophical method that underlies science, proposing to replace it with a "theistic science." The creationism-evolution controversy is not just about the status of Darwinian evolution - it is a clash of religious and philosophical worldviews, for a common underlying fear among creationists is that evolution undermines both the basis of morality as they understand it and the possibility of purpose in life." "In Tower of Babel, philosopher Robert T. Pennock compares the views of the new creationists with those of the old and reveals the insubstantiality of their arguments. One of Pennock's major innovations is to turn from biological evolution to the less-charged subject of linguistic evolution, which has strong theoretical parallels with biological evolution both in content and in the sort of evidence scientists use to draw conclusions about origins."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Creation and evolution of a controversy -- The evidence for evolution -- The tower of Babel -- Of naturalism and negativity -- Chariots of the gods -- Deus ex machina -- Burning science at the stake -- Babel in the schools.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-411) and index.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 429 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "026216180X (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press,".
- catalog subject "576.8 21".
- catalog subject "Creationism.".
- catalog subject "Evolution (Biology) Religious aspects Christianity.".
- catalog subject "Evolution (Biology)".
- catalog subject "Historical linguistics.".
- catalog subject "QH366.2 .P428 1999".
- catalog subject "Religion and science.".
- catalog subject "Science Philosophy.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Creation and evolution of a controversy -- The evidence for evolution -- The tower of Babel -- Of naturalism and negativity -- Chariots of the gods -- Deus ex machina -- Burning science at the stake -- Babel in the schools.".
- catalog title "Tower of Babel : the evidence against the new creationism / Robert T. Pennock.".
- catalog type "text".