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BOOK The Unleashing of Evolutionary Thought
”The Unleashing of Evolutionary Thought” recently reprinted by Vantage Press Inc. , 2007 . Dr. Riddle was the scientist that discovered the pituitary hormone, prolactin in 1932. In 1911, he joined the research staff of the Carnegie Institution at their Station for Experimental Evolution, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, where he remained until his retirement in 1945. As a member of the staff of the Carnegie Institution Station for Experimental Evolution, Riddle wrote extensively, contributing papers on the physiology and chemical bases of sex, heredity, and endocrinology. He won many honors, including two first prizes in 1955 for his book, ‘The Unleashing of Evolutionary Thought’. The American Humanist Association named him Humanist of the Year in 1958. Riddle was president of the American Rationalist Federation in 1959 and 1960.
He was also one of the principle founders of the Gerontological Society of America in 1945. He was also directly involved in founding The National Association of Biology Teachers which is the leader in life science education. To date, more than 9,000 educators have joined NABT to share experiences and expertise with colleagues from around the globe; keep up with trends and developments in the field; and grow professionally. Dr. Riddle was a member of some twenty scholarly societies in the United States and held honorary memberships in 10 similar societies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, England, Italy and India. This is a hardcover book, 6x9 inches and 414 pages. The ISBN number is 0-533-15597-5.The price is $24.95 plus $3.50 S/H. His research and statements are contemporary to this day, used as primary reference in academic institutions in many countries;
“Evolution vs. Creation is indeed the Great Debate of our scientific times.”
December,2007
Here is a quote from Dr. Riddle in the forward of the book that will inform you of the more important aspects of this work;
“This book is not primarily philosophy nor science nor a report on a social inquiry. It is nonetheless a blend of those three things-with sustained accent on the third. In general, it is an account of the social impasse in which available evolutionary insight, useful or necessary to social progress and racial survival, is made unavailable to society by contemporary organized religion. Its subject matter scans the wide range of the evolutionary process and stresses the nature and meaning of that process. Against the background of earned insight it surveys- at community and national levels- the restrictive influence of organized religion in the areas of education, news dissemination, the theater, private life and public law. The relation of science to theology receives, and is here thought to merit, only brief or indirect discussion. From that long battle has come forth the evidence that the towering clash of our time is between advanced society and its infestations with institutionalized religions. Directly and specifically researched or examined here are the adverse intellectual and social consequences of organized religion in the world of today.”
Acquiring this book for your collection will be of invaluable reference for the fields of Biological Research and its related fields in the application and availability of this research in today’s educational institutions.
Here is what Midwest Book Review said about the book; July 2008
"Is religion impeding the full advancement of science's drive to learn more about the world?
"The Unleashing of Evolutionary Thought" believes so, and examines aspects of religion retarding scientific advancement both through society's outcry and by lobbying the government on supposed moral grounds. Tackling every subject where science and religion clash - be it stem cell research, genetic engineering, or even what can be taught in American high school biology classes - "The Unleashing of Evolutionary Thought" is a top pick for anyone who wants to see just how religion has affected science over the years and recommended for both science and religion community library collections.
Book Contents
Part I
What evolutionary thought is
Chapter Page
1 From Earth-Cloud to Man 3
2 First Principles 25
3 The Problem of Creation 41
4 Evolution and Ethics 66
5 Social Inheritance 93
6 The Biological Inequality of Man 112
Part II
REINS HELD BY RELIGION
7 The Religious Impulse 149
8 School: The Sepulcher of the Intellect 166
9 What the Founding Fathers Meant: The Constitution
On Church and State in Education 200
10 The Constitution on Church and State in Educa-
tion - (continued) 229
11 The Reach of Religion in the News 263
12 Religions Power to Divide 307
13 Question Marks among Alleged Assets of Religion 334
Part III
OPINION AND OUTLOOK
14 Comments from Critics 361
15 The Broader Battle 386