Democracy, Intelligent Design, and Evolution (Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance) - Softcover

Book 10 of 29: Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance

Liebell, Susan P.

 
9781138999480: Democracy, Intelligent Design, and Evolution (Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance)
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ISBN 10: 1138999482 ISBN 13: 9781138999480
Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Should alternatives to evolution be taught in American public schools or rejected as an establishment of religion? Democracy, Intelligent Design, and Evolution argues that accurate science education helps shape a democratic temperament. Rather than defending against Intelligent Design as religion, citizens should defend science education as crucial to three aspects of the democratic person: political citizenship, economic fitness, and moral choice. Through an examination of Tammy Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District, contemporary political theory, and foundational American texts, this volume provides an alternative jurisprudence and political vocabulary urging American liberalism to embrace science for citizenship.

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About the Author

Susan P. Liebell is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Saint Joseph's University. She worked in New York state government before receiving her PhD from the University of Chicago. Her scholarship employs foundational texts to explore modern political problems.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138999482
ISBN 13 
9781138999480
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
152

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