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020 _a9781107610200 (paperback)
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100 _aKampourakis, Kostas,
_e author.
245 _aUnderstanding evolution /
_cKostas Kampourakis, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
264 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2014.
300 _axix, 253 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c26 cm
336 _atext
_2 rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2 rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2 rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 228-250) and index.
505 _a1. An evolving world -- 2. Religious resistance to accepting evolution -- 3. Conceptual obstacles to understanding evolution -- 4. Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species: a historical case study of conceptual change -- The development of Darwin's theory -- Darwin's conceptual change -- 5. , Common ancestry -- 6. Evolutionary change -- Concluding remarks.
520 _a"Current books on evolutionary theory all seem to take for granted the fact that students find evolution easy to understand when actually, from a psychological perspective, it is a rather counterintuitive idea. Evolutionary theory, like all scientific theories, is a means to understanding the natural world. Understanding Evolution is intended for undergraduate students in the life sciences, biology teachers or anyone wanting a basic introduction to evolutionary theory. Covering core concepts and the structure of evolutionary explanations, it clarifies both what evolution is about and why so many people find it difficult to grasp. The book provides an introduction to the major concepts and conceptual obstacles to understanding evolution, including the development of Darwin's theory, and a detailed presentation of the most important evolutionary concepts. Bridging the gap between the concepts and conceptual obstacles, Understanding Evolution presents evolutionary theory with a clarity and vision students will quickly appreciate"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 _aEvolution (Biology)
650 _aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.
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