How Science Works: Evolution: The Nature of Science & The Science of Nature - Softcover

Ellis, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9401777470 ISBN 13: 9789401777476

Verlag: Springer, 2016

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Evolution is just a theory, isn’t it? What is a scientific theory anyway? Don’t scientists prove things? What is the difference between a fact, a hypothesis and a theory in science? How does scientific thinking differ from religious thinking? Why are most leading scientists atheists? Are science and religion compatible? Why are there so many different religious beliefs but only one science? What is the evidence for evolution? Why does evolution occur? If you are interested in any of these questions and have some knowledge of biology, this book is for you.

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John Ellis is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and the American College of Veterinary Microbiology (Immunology, Virology). Since 1992, he has been in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, where he teaches virology and immunology. His substantial publication record encompasses more than 250 peer-reviewed articles, and he was the number 2 most cited author in the veterinary literature from 1995-2005. John further authored textbook chapters and has given over 300 invited lectures in various scientific professional forums. In addition to his work on bovine immunology, he has conducted primary research on a variety of infectious diseases in sheep, dogs, and pigs. Recently, John was named the Distinguished Veterinary Microbiologist for 2024 by the American College of Veterinary Microbiology. Victor Cortese graduated from Michigan State University and is the owner of Cortese Veterinary Consulting LLC, working with veterinarians and cattle producers around the world. He has published extensively on viral infections, immunology, neonatal immunology, and young dairy calf management, with several textbook chapters and guest lectures at veterinary and university meetings. He received his diplomat status to American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Dairy Practice Specialty), and the Bovine Veterinarian Magazine selected Dr. Cortese as one of the twenty most influential cattle veterinarians in the United States.

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Evolution is just a theory, isn’t it? What is a scientific theory anyway? Don’t scientists prove things? What is the difference between a fact, a hypothesis and a theory in science? How does scientific thinking differ from religious thinking? Why are most leading scientists atheists? Are science and religion compatible? Why are there so many different religious beliefs but only one science? What is the evidence for evolution? Why does evolution occur? If you are interested in any of these questions and have some knowledge of biology, this book is for you.

“There are many books that explain evolution and how science works, but few can claim the erudition and clarity of this one. Professor Ellis shows elegantly how the philosophical advances of the Enlightenment paved the way for the modern construction of science, and how evolutionary theory follows its best practices. It is a pity that mostundergraduates never get a real course in scientific thinking, but you can rectify that by giving them a copy of this book”.

Kevian Padian, Professor and Curator, University of California, Berkeley.

“In this highly readable book John Ellis masterfully describes Darwin`s theory of evolution and the evidence for it. He shows how even the most intricate of biological systems could have arisen by random mutation and survival of the fittest. But for me the most precious aspect of the book is its uncompromising distinction between the natural (scientific) explanation of the universe and all the mutually contradictory supernatural (religious) explanations. Especially in these days when religion is constantly in the news, this book should be a must-read for students, commentators and the thinking public”.

Professor Sir David Hopwood F.R.S., John Innes Centre, Norwich.

“John Ellis has extensively revised his excellent book `How Science Works`, which uses evolution as an example of the scientific method. As well as describing the basic principles of evolution by natural selection, he makes use of the latest findings in palaeontology, molecular biology and organismal biology to show how the theory stands up to empirical tests. The book is written in a clear and simple style, which makes it accessible to the general reader, as well as being suitable for an introductory undergraduate course on evolution. Only the most hardened creationist would fail to be convinced by it”.

Professor Brian Charlesworth F.R.S., Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9401777470
• ISBN 13: 9789401777476
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 184
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