{"product_id":"darwin-and-design-michael-ruse-9780674016316","title":"Darwin and Design: Does Evolution Have a Purpose?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe intricate forms of living things bespeak design, and thus a creator: nearly 150 years after Darwin's theory of natural selection called this argument into question, we still speak of life in terms of design--the function of the eye, the purpose of the webbed foot, the design of the fins. Why is the \"argument from design\" so tenacious, and does Darwinism--itself still evolving after all these years--necessarily undo it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe definitive work on these contentious questions, \u003ci\u003eDarwin and Design\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the argument from design from its introduction by the Greeks, through the coming of Darwinism, down to the present day. In clear, non-technical language Michael Ruse, a well-known authority on the history and philosophy of Darwinism, offers a full and fair assessment of the status of the argument from design in light of both the advances of modern evolutionary biology and the thinking of today's philosophers--with special attention given to the supporters and critics of \"intelligent design.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first comprehensive history and exposition of Western thought about design in the natural world, this important work suggests directions for our thinking as we move into the twenty-first century. A thoroughgoing guide to a perennially controversial issue, the book makes its own substantial contribution to the ongoing debate about the relationship between science and religion, and between evolution and its religious critics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Ruse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674016319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674016316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.48w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 36","brand":"Michael Ruse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054243180799,"sku":"9780674016316","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4238cf6-a8d8-4081-9612-a5d9d0875871.jpg?v=1685028840","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/darwin-and-design-michael-ruse-9780674016316","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}