Darwin on Trial
1991 book by Phillip E. Johnson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Darwin on Trial is a 1991 book by law professor Phillip E. Johnson disputing tenets of science and evolution and promoting creationism. Johnson wrote the book with the thesis that evolution could be "tried" like a defendant in court. Darwin on Trial became a central text of the intelligent design movement, and Johnson has been described as the "father of ID".[1]
Author | Phillip E. Johnson |
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Published | June 3, 1991 Regnery Gateway (later also published by InterVarsity Press) |
Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
ISBN | 978-0-89526-535-7 |
OCLC | 22906277 |
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LC Class | QH367.3 .J65 1993 |
Eugenie Scott wrote that, in her opinion, the book "teaches little that is accurate about either the nature of science, or the topic of evolution. It is recommended neither by scientists nor educators."[2] Scott pointed out in a second review that "the criticisms of evolution [Johnson] offers are immediately recognizable as originating with the 'scientific' creationists".[3]