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050 00 $aKF228.M39$bC73 1983
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245 00 $aCreationism, science, and the law :$bthe Arkansas case /$cedited by Marcel C. La Follette.
260 0 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bMIT Press,$cc1983.
300 $axii, 236 p. ;$c24 cm.
500 $aIncludes indexes.
504 $aBibliography: p. [209]-219.
505 0 $aAct 590 of 1981. General Acts, 73rd General Assembly, State of Arkansas -- The Legal Arguments: Excerpts from the Plaintiffs' Preliminary Outline and Pre-Trial Brief -- The Legal Arguments: Excerpts from the Defendants' Preliminary Outline and PreTrial Brief -- McLean v. Arkansas. Opinion of William R. Overton, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Arkansas, Western Division -- From Dayton to Little Rock: Creationism Evolves / Dorothy Nelkin -- The Arkansas Creationism Trial: An Overview of the Legal and Scientific Issues / Eric Holtzman and David Klasfeld -- Trying Creation: Scientific Disputes and Legal Strategies / Mark E. Herlihy -- Science as an Apologetic Tool for Biblical Literalist / Gary E. Crawford -- The Creation-Science Case and Pro Bono Publico / Peggy L. Kerr -- Creationism, Censorship, and Academic Freedom / Susan P. Sturm -- The Creationist Controversy: The Interrelation of Inquiry and Belief / Langdon Gilkey -- The Scientific Response to Creationism / Joel Cracraft -- Creation-Science Is Not Science / Michael Ruse -- Commentary on Ruse: Science at the Bar-Causes for Concern / Larry Laudan -- Response to Laudan's Commentary: Pro Judice / Michael Ruse -- Creationism and Education in the Physical Sciences / Stephen G. Brush -- Some Comments on Biology, Fundamentalism, and Education / Ann Rebecca Bleefeld -- Creationism in the News: Mass Media Coverage of the Arkansas Trial / Marcel C. La Follette
520 8 $a"The documents and essays in this book portray the Arkansas creation-science case, emphasizing its implications for our understanding of the proper relationship between science and society.The documents include the original 'Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science Act' of 1981, the initial briefs of the plaintiffs and defendants in the case that challenged the Act, the opinion of the court written by Judge William Overton, and several pieces of followup legislation and legal opinion. Essayists include attorneys from the New York firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom, who describe why they volunteered their services to the plaintiffs and what special problems they encountered in working with scientists, and several of the expert witnesses and advisors who organized the probing of the nature of science that lay at the heart of the trial.Sociologist Dorothy Nelkin explores the evolution of creationism from the time of the Scopes trial to the present; theologian Langdon Gilkey examines the interrelation of inquiry and belief; anatomist Joel Cracraft describes the scientific response to creationism; philosophers Michael Ruse and Larry Laudan debate the implications of the definition of science finally adopted by the court; and historian Stephen Brush assesses the possible impact of creationism on education in the physical sciences. Marcel Chotkowski La Follette - editor of the journal Science, Technology, & Human Values, where much of this material was first collected - has rounded out this case book by adding an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and a review of the media coverage of the trial." -- Publisher description.
600 10 $aMcLean, Bill.
610 10 $aArkansas.$bState Board of Education.
650 0 $aScience and law.
650 0 $aCreationism$xStudy and teaching$xLaw and legislation$zArkansas.
600 10 $aMcLean, Bill$vTrials, litigation, etc.
610 10 $aArkansas.$bState Board of Education$vTrials, litigation, etc.
700 1 $aLaFollette, Marcel C.$q(Marcel Chotkowski)
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