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「电子书」Debating Design - From Darwin to DNA PDF 从达尔文到DNA 英文原版


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William Dembski, Michael Ruse, and other prominent philosophers provide here a comprehensive balanced overview of the debate concerning biological origins--a controversial dialectic since Darwin published The Origin of Species in 1859. Invariably, the source of controversy has been "design." Is the appearance of design in organisms (as exhibited in their functional complexity) the result of purely natural forces acting without prevision or teleology? Or, does the appearance of design signify genuine prevision and teleology, and, if so, is that design empirically detectable and thus open to scientific inquiry? Four main positions have emerged in response to these questions: *Darwinism* *self-organization* *theistic evolution* *intelligent design*. The contributors to this volume define their respective positions in an accessible style, inviting readers to draw their own conclusions. Two introductory essays furnish a historical overview of the debate. William A. Dembski is an associate research professor in the conceptual foundations of science at Baylor University as well as a senior fellow with Seattle's Discovery Institute. His most important books are The Design Inference Cambridge, 1998) and No Free Lunch (Rowman and Littleton, 2002). Michael Ruse is Lucyle T. Wekmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University. He is the author of many books, including Can a Darwinian Be a Christian?: The Relationship Between Science and Religion (Cambridge, 2000).

威廉-登布斯基、迈克尔-鲁斯和其他著名的哲学家在这里全面平衡地概述了有关生物起源的争论--自达尔文1859年发表《物种起源》以来的一场有争议的辩证法。争论的源头无一例外都是 "设计"。

生物体中设计的出现(表现在其功能的复杂性上)是纯自然力量的结果,而没有预知或心灵感应?或者,设计的出现是否意味着真正的预知和心智学,如果是,那么这种设计是否可以通过经验来检测,从而可以进行科学探索?

针对这些问题,主要出现了四种立场。*达尔文主义* *自组织* *有神论进化论* *智能设计*。本书的撰稿人以通俗易懂的风格定义了各自的立场,邀请读者得出自己的结论。两篇介绍性文章提供了辩论的历史概述。

William A. Dembski是贝勒大学科学概念基础的副研究教授,也是西雅图发现研究所的高级研究员。他最重要的著作是《设计推论》剑桥,1998年)和《没有免费的午餐》(Rowman and Littleton,2002年)。

Michael Ruse是佛罗里达州立大学Lucyle T. Wekmeister哲学教授。他是许多书籍的作者,包括《达尔文主义者能成为基督徒吗:科学与宗教的关系》(剑桥,2000)。

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