It would be helpful before deciding whether to come or not to know what
each speaker was going to talk about. For instance is Steve Fuller going
to provide an account as to why he provided the expert evidence he did
in the intelligent design case in Kansas?
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Subject: Debating the Evidence: Evolution
Friday 20 October 2006
Debating the Evidence: Evolution
Conference @ CRASSH
Darwin's theory of evolution still provokes both informed and even
passionate debate. Evolutionary theory has itself continued to evolve
and diversify, sometimes provoking controversy between rival strands,
while recently it has again come under attack from religious groups who
question its scientific basis altogether. This interdisciplinary day of
discussion and debate will focus on imaginative and creative responses
to Darwin's Origin of Species, as well as the historical and scholarly
debates surrounding Darwin's work. It will also address larger questions
about the nature of evidence in scientific debate (the so-called
'science wars').
Experts drawn from relevant scientific fields, along with artists,
literary critics, and historians of science, will use Darwin's work as
the starting point for debate about what constitutes evidence in the
scientific community.
Currently taking bookings - all are welcome. See
<http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/2006-7/evolution.html>.
Speakers: Gillian Beer, David Clifford, Simon Conway Morris, Rob Foley,
Steve Fuller, Peter Kjaergaard, David Norman, Hilary Rose, Jim Secord,
Jamie Shovlin, Rebecca Stott, John van Wyhe, Richard Webb
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