Michael Ruse on Darwinism 9-9

Location:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney, Australia
Event Date:
02.17.09
Speakers:
Michael Ruse

Summary
Michael Ruse, philosopher of science, recounts the history of Darwinism by explaining the theories of evolution and natural selection.

Ruse questions whether these theories are as valid today, 200 years after Darwin's birthday.

01. Introduction
02. About Charles Darwin
03. Losing Christian Faith Aboard HMS Beagle
04. As a Deist, Studying Finches, Natural Selection
05. Natural Selection, Reading Paley
06. Thomas Malthus' Ideas / Becoming an Evolutionist Darwinian
07. Producing 'The Origin of the Species'
08. Content of the Theory Offered in 'Origin'
09. Convincing of Evolution Through Natural Selection
10. Geographical Distribution- Turtles of Galapagos 02
11. Darwin Provides a New Paradigm?
12. Public Rejects Selectionist Theory / Huxley
13. Evolution, Mendel's Genetics, DNA - Neo-Darwinism 05
14. Modern Theory
15. Homology Between Humans and Fruit Flies
16. Darwinism Not Dead at All
17. Q
18. Q1: Go to Down House
19. Q2: Huxley and the Secular Religion Issue
20. Q3: Separating God and Evolution
21. Q4: Can Evolution Explain Why we are Religious?
22. Q5: How Natural Selection Knows to Evolve Eyes
23. Q6: Evolutionists Before Darwin
24. Q7: Solution to Problem of American Creationism Vs. Evolution
25. Q8: So Much More to Evolution Than Darwin
26. Q9: Darwin's Time on the Farm

Category:

Education

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