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''Explore Evolution: The Arguments For and Against Neo-Darwinism'' is a controversial biology textbook written by a group of intelligent design supporters and published in 2007.〔Stephen C. Meyer, Scott Minnich, Jonathan Moneymaker, Paul A. Nelson, and Ralph Seelke, ''Explore Evolution: The Arguments for and Against Neo-Darwinism'', Hill House Publishers Pty. Ltd., Melbourne and London, 2007, ISBN 0-947352-47-3.〕 Its promoters describe it as aimed at helping educators and students to discuss "the controversial aspects of evolutionary theory that are discussed openly in scientific books and journals but which are not widely reported in textbooks."〔(''Explore Evolution: Introduction''. ) Retrieved on 2008-09-28.〕〔(''Explore Evolution: Who Is This For?'' ) Retrieved on 2008-09-28.〕 As one of the Discovery Institute intelligent design campaigns to "teach the controversy" it aims to provide a "lawsuit-proof" way of attacking evolution and promoting creationism / intelligent design without being explicit.〔 The book is co-authored by three Discovery Institute members, Stephen C. Meyer, Scott Minnich and Paul A. Nelson, as well as illustrator and creationist author Jonathan Moneymaker and Kansas evolution hearings participant Ralph Seelke.〔(''Explore Evolution Textbook and Website'' ), Staff, Discovery Institute, June 1, 2007, from Discovery Institute (official website ), Retrieved on 2007-08-03.〕〔(''About the Authors'' ), (Explore Evolution official website )〕 Hill House Publishers Pty. Ltd. ( Melbourne and London), headed by creationist and butterfly photographer Bernard d'Abrera, is the publisher of ''Explore Evolution''. Nick Matzke of the National Center for Science Education suggests that the name ''Explore Evolution'' might have been chosen with the intention of creating confusion.〔(''New ID textbook on the way: ‘Explore Evolution’'' ), Nick Matzke, Panda's Thumb, Entry 3008, March 23, 2007.〕 For example, ''Explore Evolution'' is also the name of a National Science Foundation grant program for museums in the United States launched in June, 2003.〔A wide range of publications and websites describe the NSF program ''Explore Evolution'': *(''Science Museums Adapt in Struggle against Creationist Revisionism: Institutions step up fight against attacks on theory of evolution'' ), Elizabeth Landau, Scientific American website, July 12, 2007. *(''Virus and the Whale: Exploring Evolution in a Museum Collaboration'' ), Judy Diamond, Amy Spiegel, Debra Meier, Sarah Disbrow, UMAC 2003 Conference, September 21–26, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2003. *(''Museums: Explore Evolution'' ), Now Showing: Film, TV, Museums & More, National Science Foundation, January 18, 2006, ''retrieved August 19, 2007.'' *( ''Explore Evolution: how evolution works from the smallest to the largest organisms'' ), University of Nebraska State Museum website. *(''Explore Evolution: how evolution works from the smallest to the largest organisms'' ), The University of Kansas Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, copyright 2004 *(''Explore Evolution'' ), Exhibits: Hall of Biodiversity, Texas Memorial Museum, (Texas Natural Sciences Center ), University of Texas at Austin, Last update: October 1, 2007 *(''Explore Evolution exhibit opens at Morrill Hall'' ), Megan Black, Daily Nebraskan, September 12, 2005 *(''Explore Evolution' exhibit focuses on cutting-edge science'' ), Algis J. Laukaitis, Lincoln Journal Star, September 8, 2005〕 This book replaces ''Of Pandas and People'', the supplementary textbook previously intended to introduce intelligent design to high school students. Discovery Institute fellows William A. Dembski and Jonathan Wells rewrote ''Of Pandas and People'' as a new 360-page college textbook called ''The Design of Life''.〔William A. Dembski and Jonathan Wells, ''The Design of Life'', Foundation for Thought and Ethics, November 19, 2007.〕 ==Promotion== The Discovery Institute promotes ''Explore Evolution'' as an alternative approach to mainstream teaching evolution to high school biology students: The Discovery Institute claims that the book ''Explore Evolution'' encourages critical thinking – a claim challenged by the National Centre for Science Education: The Discovery Institute states that the textbook was "peer-reviewed" and claim that it was written by authors with impeccable credentials. This claim is refuted by the National Centre for Science Education, and the integrity of the peers is called into question: The Master of Arts Program in Science and Religion and the Department of Education of Los Angeles' evangelical Christian Biola University (formerly the Bible Institute of Los Angeles) presented a conference entitled ''Science Teacher Symposium – Teaching Biological Origins'' on August 3 and 4 of 2007.〔(''Post details: Science Teacher Symposium - Teaching Biological Origins'' ), Tom Magnuson, In the News ID and Current Events, Access Research Network, May 2, 2007.〕〔(''Science Teacher Symposium at Biola University August 3 - 4, 2007'' ), THE STAR TRIBUNE: A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF STAR HOMESCHOOL COURSES, Biola Youth, Biola University, VOLUME NO. 9, ISSUE 10, June/July 2007.〕〔(''Science Teacher Symposium: Teaching Biological Origins'' ), official announcement, Biola University website.〕 A major thrust of this conference was to introduce and promote ''Explore Evolution'' as a textbook to teachers and others.〔(''Teaching Symposium, Day 1'' ), Old Earth Creationism blog, August 3, 2007.〕〔(''Teaching Symposium, Day 2'' ), Old Earth Creationism blog, August 4, 2007.〕 Several public school and college courses used drafts of ''Explore Evolution'' in courses before its official publication date. There are plans to use ''Explore Evolution'' in a public school in Tacoma, Washington. In late 2009 the UK based creationist group "Truth in Science" sent out copies of the book to UK school librarians claiming that it was suitable for the UK science curriculum. In response the British Centre for Science Education published an open letter to UK school librarians〔("Open Letter to School Librarians" )〕 together with a leaflet called "Explore Evolution Exposed"〔( "Explore Evolution Exposed" )〕 that was based on the NCSE analysis and adapted for the UK. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Explore Evolution」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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