Render Unto Darwin: Philosophical Aspects of the Christian Right's Crusade Against Science

by James H. Fetzer

With exceptionally clear analysis, James Fetzer dissects the philosophical issues underlying today’s most contentious moral debates. He examines unflinchingly the controversies where science, religion, and politics meet — intelligent design, creationism, evolution, abortion, stem-cell research, and human cloning — and offers a concept of morality based on respect of individual rights, not religion.

Genres: Philosophy, Religion

288 pages, Paperback

First published March 16, 2007

About the author

American philosopher, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota.
Fetzer has written books about philosophy of science and on the theoretical foundations of computer science. He's an member of Scholars for 9/11 truth and believes the JFK assassination was an conspiracy.

Reviews

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fetzer, like Daniel Dennett, shreds creationist doctrine philosophically. His approach is more agnostic than atheistic, and at times he comes across as a Roman Catholic apologist, but far right fundamentalist will find no solace here.

[Kendra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basically, it's exactly what it says. The author goes in and a does a decent breakdown as to what might be reasonably dealt with, within the Right's views, and really what should be left alone. A bit dry, and some repetitiveness with cross-referencing other author's that I've read, but overall a pretty good book.

[Stephen Mitskavich · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book explores the differences between science and religion and the impacts they have on our lives.

[Eric Susak · Rating 1 out of 5]

There's nothing in here that hasn't been said a thousand times before and with more rhetorical finesse. Render Unto Darwin says in many more words than are needed a very simple idea: religion isn't a sufficient basis our education system and morality. Fetzer is the kind of author that uses the Latin 'explanatum' rather than the more appropriate 'explanation.' Ideas are repeated as an undergrad would try to fill space in an essay.