Engl 302 AN1 Schedule

The schedule of readings will almost certainly change during the course of the semester, depending on the interests in the class. We may not discuss all readings in class, but you should be prepared to discuss the readings if and when they come up in class discussions.

Week 1
May 19: Course Intro.
May 21: National Academy of Sciences: Evolution and the Nature of Science (289).
Darwin, The Origin of the Species: Introduction, Chapters 3-4.
Initial Position statement due May 21

Week 2
No class Monday May 26 (Memorial Day)
May 28: Darwin Origin, chapters 6, 9, 14
May 30: Descent of Man, chapters 1, 2.
Summary assignment due May 28
First research assignment due May 30


Week 3: Darwin's Influence in Science
June 2: Peter Bowler: “The Evolutionary Synthesis” (319)
Steven Jay Gould: "[On Punctuated Equilibrium]" (344)
Niles Eldredge: "The Great Stasis Debate" (349)
Ian Tattersall "Out of Africa Again . . . and Again?" (335)
June 4: Patterns in Social Thought
Richard Hofstedter "The Vogue of Spencer" (389)
Andrew Carnegie "The Gospel of Wealth" (396)
Martin Nowak, et al "The Arithmetics of Mutual Help" (403)
Edward O. Wilson: “Sociobiology: The New Synthesis” (409)
Stephen J Gould "Biological Potentiality vs Biological Determinism" (415)
First short essay due June 4 (3-5 pages)
June 6: Steven Pinker "How the Mind Works" (465)
Steve Jones "The Set Within the Skull" (477)
Nancy M Tanner "On Becoming Human" (427)

Week 4: Philosophy and Ethics
June 9:Michael Ruse: “Darwinian Epistemology” (493)
Michael Ruse and Edward O Wilson: “The Evolution of Ethics” (507)
Matt Ridley: “The Origins of Virtue” (517)
June 11:Evolution and Religion
Mainstream Religious Support (527)
Eugenie Scott: “Antievolution and Creationism in the US” (534)
Institute for Creation Research: “Tenets of Creationism” (555)
Henry Morris: “Scientific Creationism” (557)
Thomas Wheeler: “Review of Morris” (564)
Research Proposal due June 11
June 13: Philip E Johnson: “Darwin on Trial” (581)
Eugenie Scott: “Review of Johnson” (686)
Michael Behe: “Darwin’s Black Box” (592)
Robert Dorit: “Review of Behe” (601)
Michael Ruse: “Darwin’s New Critics on Trial” (605)
National Academy of Sciences “FAQ about Evolution and the Nature of Science” (617)
Annotated Bibliography due June 13

Week 5
June 16:
Quoting and paraphrase
Citations and citation styles
June 18: Presentations
Research essay due June 18

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