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1 online resource |
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Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance |
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Routledge research in American politics and governance.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Monkey Trials, Monkey Bills, and the Politics of Political Identity; 1 The Evolving Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court: Unpacking Dover and Intelligent Design; 2 Battling Creationism with Deliberation, Autonomy, and Liberal Values; 3 Science and the Constitution: Creating an Education for Citizenship; 4 Science Education for Citizenship Skills: Dewey, Darwin, and the Democratic Temperament; 5 Earthquakes and Plows: The Eighteenth-Century Democratic Temperament |
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6 Religion and Science: Refuting the Conflict NarrativeConclusion: Making the Case for Science in Liberal Democracy; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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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 A |
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Print version record |
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Kitzmiller, Tammy -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Kitzmiller, Tammy fast |
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Dover Area School District (Dover, Pa.) -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Dover Area School District (Dover, Pa.) fast |
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Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching -- Law and legislation -- Pennsylvania -- Dover
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Intelligent design (Teleology) -- Study and teaching -- Law and legislation -- Pennsylvania -- Dover
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Citizenship -- United States
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Citizenship
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Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching -- Law and legislation
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Pennsylvania -- Dover
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United States
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Electronic books
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Trials, litigation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1136016325 |
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9781136016325 |
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9780203724422 |
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0203724429 |
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