Understanding Evolution

Informationen zum Autor Kostas Kampourakis is a researcher at the University of Geneva, where he is presently working on projects relevant to the teaching and the public understanding of genetics. His main areas of interest are evolution and genetics education, as well as the teaching of science concepts and nature of science in the context of the history and philosophy of science. Klappentext Why is evolution so difficult to understand? Uncover the common misconceptions and core concepts in this concise and accessible book. Zusammenfassung What is evolution and why do so many people find it difficult to understand? Understanding Evolution is a concise and accessible introduction to the core concepts of evolutionary theory, presented in the light of common conceptual obstacles. It shows that there is more than religious resistance to accepting evolution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: There is more to resistance to evolution than religion; 1. The public acceptance of evolution; 2. Religious resistance to accepting evolution; 3. Conceptual obstacles to understanding evolution; 4. Charles Darwin's conceptual change; 5. Common ancestry; 6. Evolutionary processes; 7. Evolution and the nature of science; Concluding remarks: the implications of evolution for human life; Index.

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• Autori: Kostas Kampourakis, Kostas (Universite De Geneve) Kampourakis, Kampourakis Kostas, Kampourakis Kostas Kampourakis
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781108746083
• ISBN: 978-1-108-74608-3
• Pagine: 216
• Serie: Understanding Life
• Categorie: Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Scienze naturali; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia; Science: general issues, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Philosophy of Science, Biology, life sciences