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008			210301s2020 enka b 001 0 eng d
020			_a9781108746083 _q(paperback)
020			_a110874608X _q(paperback)
020			_a9781108478694 _q(hardback)
020			_a1108478697 _q(hardback)
035			_a(OCoLC)1154425602 _z(OCoLC)1154426226
050			_aQH366.2 _b.K364 2020
100	1		_aKampourakis, Kostas.
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding evolution / _cKostas Kampourakis.
250			_a[2nd ed.].
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2020.
300			_axxii, 193 p. : _bill.
490	1		_aInsightful Guides to Understanding Life
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 176-184) and index.
505	0		_a1. The public acceptance of evolution -- 2. Religious resistance to accepting evolution -- 3. Conceptual obstacles ot understanding evolution -- 4. Charles Darwin's conceptual change -- 5. Common ancestry -- 6. Evolutionary processes -- 7. Evolutionary theory and the nature of science.
520			_aWhy do the debates about evolution persist, despite the plentiful evidence for it? Breaking down the notion that public resistance to evolution is strictly due to its perceived conflict with religion, this concise book shows that evolution is in fact a counterintuitive idea that is difficult to understand. Kostas Kampourakis, an experienced science educator, takes an insightful, interdisciplinary approach, providing an introduction to evolutionary theory written with clarity and thoughtful reasoning. Topics discussed include evolution in the public sphere, evolution and religion, the conceptual obstacles to understanding evolution, the development of Darwin's theory, the most important evolutionary concepts, as well as evolution and the nature of science. Understanding Evolution presents evolutionary theory with a lucidity and vision that readers will quickly appreciate, and is intended for anyone wanting an accessible and concise guide to evolution.
650		4	_aEvolution (Biology)
830		0	_aUnderstanding life series.
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