Abusing Science

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The Case Against Creationism

Philip Kitcher (Columbia University)

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MIT Press
23 June 1983

Philosophy of science

Series: Abusing Science

Abusing Science is a manual for intellectual self-defense, the most complete available for presenting the case against Creationist pseudo-science. It is also a lucid exposition of the nature and methods of genuine science. The book begins with a concise introduction to evolutionary theory for non-scientists and closes with a rebuttal of the charge that this theory undermines religious and moral values. It will astonish many readers that this case must still be made in the 1980s, but since it must, Philip Kitcher makes it irresistibly and forcefully.

Not long ago, a federal court struck down an Arkansas law requiring that ""scientific"" Creationism be taught in high school science classes. Contemporary Creationists may have lost one legal battle, but their cause continues to thrive. Their efforts are directed not only at state legislatures but at local school boards and textbook publishers. As Kitcher argues in this rigorous but highly readable book, the integrity of science is under attack. The methods of inquiry used in evolutionary biology are those which are used throughout the sciences. Moreover, modern biology is intertwined with other fields of science-physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology. Creationists hope to persuade the public that education in science should be torn apart to make room for a literal reading of Genesis.

Abusing Science refutes the popular complaint that the scientific establishment is dogmatic and intolerant, denying ""academic freedom"" to the unorthodox. It examines Creationist claims seriously and systematically, one by one, showing clearly just why they are at best misguided, at worst ludicrous.

By: Philip Kitcher (Columbia University)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 149mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780262610377
ISBN 10: 026261037X
Series: Abusing Science
Pages: 213
Publication Date: 23 June 1983
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Philip Kitcher is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota, and Director of its Center for the Philosophy of Science. Kitcher is the author of a searching book on ""Scientific"" Creationism, Abusing Science, published by The MIT Press in 1982.

Reviews for Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism

With his book, Abusing Science, Kitcher...takes his place beside such eloquent champions of Darwin's theory as Thomas Huxley and Clarence Darrow. -Jill Sapinsley Mooney, San Francisco Chronicle