Over the last decade, "New Atheists" such as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens have pushed the issue of atheism to the forefront of public discussion. Yet very few of the ensuing debates and discussions have managed to provide a full and objective treatment of the subject. Athei[...]

This book provides a unique discussion of human evolution from a philosophical viewpoint, looking at the facts and interpretations since Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man. Michael Ruse explores such topics as the nature of scientific theories, the relationships between culture and biology, the pro[...]

With the Sokal hoax - the publication of a prominent physicist's pseudo-article in a leading journal of cultural studies - the status of science moved sharply from debate to dispute. Is science objective, a disinterested reflection of reality, as Karl Popper and his followers believed? Or is it subj[...]

Creation versus evolution: What seems like a cultural crisis of our day, played out in courtrooms and classrooms across the county, is in fact part of a larger story reaching back through the centuries. The views of both evolutionists and creationists originated as inventions of the Enlightenment - [...]

In interviews with major figures in evolutionary biology - including the late Stephen Jay Gould, E. O. Wilson, the late Ernst Mayr, and the late John Maynard Smith - Michael Ruse offers an unparalleled account of evolutionary theory, from popular books to museums to the most complex theorizing, at a[...]

There is a widespread assumption that the universe in general, and life in particular, is 'getting more complex with time'. This book brings together a wide range of experts in science, philosophy and theology and unveils their joint effort in exploring this idea. They confront essential problems be[...]

First published a decade ago, Michael Ruse's "Taking Darwin Seriously" established itself as one of the most important works on evolutionary naturalism since Darwin's own "Origin of Species in 1859". Updated with a new preface and final chapter, this timely volume challenges the threadworn arguments[...]

In this book, first published in 2004, William Dembski, Michael Ruse, and other prominent philosophers provide a comprehensive balanced overview of the debate concerning biological origins - a controversial dialectic since Darwin published The Origin of Species in 1859. Invariably, the source of con[...]