Debating Design: From Darwin to DNA
The Stem Cell Controversy: Debating the Issues
The Evolution-Creation Struggle
Taking Darwin seriously: a naturalistic approach to philosophy
Mystery of mysteries: is evolution a social construction?
Darwin and design: does evolution have a purpose?
Michael Ruse
Quotes by Michael Ruse
Read Passages from his book
Darwinism and Its Discontents
at the Rational Atheist Book Club
Note from Star
This is a quote I found about Ruse's position at the Barnes
and Noble site: "Some readers may think that Ruse, who freely
and frequently admits that he isn't a Christian, doesn't quite provide
a level playing field on which to confront some of his intellectual
opponents, in particular the Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga and
the atheist scientist Richard Dawkins. Still, Ruse's agnosticism keeps
him from being doctrinaire ("Perhaps there is a God on the other
side... I do not know"). Some readers will struggle with Ruse's
occasional philosophic density. Nevertheless, this should interest fans
of the philosophy of science and readers caught up in the contemporary
debate about evolution."
From Wikipedia
Michael Ruse (born June 21, 1940 in Birmingham, England) is a
philosopher of science, working on the philosophy of the biology, and
is well known for his work on the argument between creationism and evolutionary
biology. He was born in England, took his undergraduate degree at the
University of Bristol (1962), his master's degree at McMaster University,
Hamilton, Ontario (1964), and Ph.D. at the University of Bristol (1970).
Ruse taught at the University of Guelph Canada for 35 years. Since his
retirement from Guelph, he has taught at Florida State University and
is, since 2000, the Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy. In
1986, he was elected as a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Canada
and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has
received honourary doctorates from the University of Bergen, Norway
(1990) and the McMaster University, Ontario, Canada (2003).
Ruse was a witness for the plaintiff in the 1981 test case (McLean v.
Arkansas) of the state law permitting the teaching of "creation
science" in the Arkansas school system (signed by governor Frank
White). The federal judge ruled that the state law was unconstitutional.
Ruse takes the position that it is possible to reconcile the Christian
religion with Evolutionary Theory, unlike, for example, Richard Dawkins,
Phillip E. Johnson or Edward O. Wilson. He now debates regularly with
William A. Dembski, a known proponent of intelligent design.
Ruse is a prolific author published by prestigious university presses.
He founded the scientific journal Biology and Philosophy and has published
numerous books and articles.
(more)
Books and Other Writings by
Michael Ruse
PERCEPTIONS
IN SCIENCE:
Is Evolution a Secular Religion?
Keep
Intelligent Design Out of Science Classes
Good education doesn't expect students to choose from a smorgasbord of
ideas. Teach the best science we have: evolution.
Obituary: Ernst Mayr 1904-2005
* Darwinism
and Its Discontents (2006)
* The
Evolution-Creation Struggle (2005)
* Darwin
and design: does evolution have a purpose? (2003)
* The
evolution wars: a guide to the debates (2003)
* Can
a Darwinian be a Christian? The relationship between science and religion
(2001)
* Biology
and the foundation of ethics (1999)
* Mystery
of mysteries: is evolution a social construction? (1999)
* But
is it science? the philosophical question in the creation/evolution controversy
(1996)
* Monad
to man: the concept of progress in evolutionary biology (1996)
* Evolutionary
naturalism: selected essays (1995)
* The
Darwinian paradigm: essays on its history, philosophy and religious implications
(1989)
* The
Philosophy of biology today (1988)
* Homosexuality:
a philosophical inquiry (1988)
* Taking
Darwin seriously: a naturalistic approach to philosophy (1986)
* Sociobiology,
sense or nonsense? (1st ed. 1979, 2nd ed. 1985)
* Darwinism
defended, a guide to the evolution controversies (1982)
* Is
science sexist? and other problems in the biomedical sciences (1981)
* The
Darwinian revolution (1979)
Michael Ruse Interviews
Michael
Ruse: Science and Religion (2005)
Interviewed by Paul Newall
Videos on Michael Ruse
“Now, for the first time, one could confidently suspend
belief in any kind of God. The Natural development of organisms explains
everything, most especially adaptation. Even if you did not want to become
a full-blown atheist, you could become what Darwin's already mentioned
supporter, T.H. Huxley, labeled an 'agnostic', neither believer nor disbeliever
(Huxley, 1900). However, excluding or distancing God in this fashion raises
with some urgency the major problems of philosophy. If God (perhaps) does
not exist, wherein lie the guarantees of knowledge and of truth? Possibly
all is subjective illusion. If God does not exist, wherein lies the force
of morality? Why should we not do precisely what we please, cheating and
lying and stealing, to serve our own ends? Dry answers by philosophers
aiming for purely secular answers tended not to convince.
Evolution destroyed the final foundations of traditional belief. To many
people, it was evolution that would provide the foundations of a new belief-system.
Evolution would lead to a deeper and truer understanding of the problems
of knowledge. Evolution would lead to a deeper and true understanding
of the nature of morality. Thus were born (what are known now as) 'evolutionary
epistemology' and 'evolutionary ethics'.”
Articles and Links on Michael Ruse
Michael Ruse on Evolutionary Religion
Don't Teach Anything
With Implications For Religion?
by Austin Cline
Remarkable exchange between Michael Ruse and Daniel Dennett
Can a Darwinian be a Christian ? A Complete Review
A Subtle Ruse, But It Won't Do
Michael
Ruse's Essay:
'Is Evolution a Secular Religion?'
Evolutionary
war
In the ongoing struggle between evolution and creationism, says philosopher
of science Michael Ruse, Darwinians may be their own worst enemy
by Peter Dizikes
Evolution
and evolutionism
I just finished reading The Evolution-Creation Struggle by Michael Ruse.
I'm sure this book has generated a lot of strong reactions - I'm going
to blog my own take before looking for what others have said on the
web.
Excerpts
from Michael Ruse
by MikeGene
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