02286cam a2200313 i 4500001001300000003000600013007000300019008004100022020003100063020002800094020003000122020002700152035004100179050002400220100002500244245005100269250001500320260005200335300002500387490004400412504006700456505029100523520096900814650002401783830003101807942001201838952010901850999001301959on1154425602OCoLCta210301s2020    enka     b    001 0 eng d  a9781108746083q(paperback)  a110874608Xq(paperback)  a9781108478694q(hardback)  a1108478697q(hardback)  a(OCoLC)1154425602z(OCoLC)1154426226  aQH366.2b.K364 20201 aKampourakis, Kostas.10aUnderstanding evolution /cKostas Kampourakis.  a[2nd ed.].  aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2020.  axxii, 193 p. :bill.1 aInsightful Guides to Understanding Life  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 176-184) and index.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.  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. 4aEvolution (Biology) 0aUnderstanding life series.  2lcccBK  00104070aPNLIBbPNLIBcGENd2021-06-17oQH366.2 .K364 2020pPNLIB21060159r2021-06-17w2021-06-17yBK  c345d345