Why Darwin Matters
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"Why Darwin Matters" is a popular science book by Michael Shermer that defends evolutionary theory and explains its significance against creationist and intelligent design critiques.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Why Darwin Matters canonical | 3 |
| Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1796470 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Why Darwin Matters Context triple: [Michael Shermer, notableWork, Why Darwin Matters]
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A.
What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
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B.
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin is a biographical collection that interweaves Charles Darwin’s personal correspondence with narrative accounts to illuminate his life, character, and development of his scientific ideas.
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C.
Darwin’s sandwalk
Darwin’s sandwalk is a tree-lined gravel path near Charles Darwin’s home at Down House in Kent, where he regularly walked while thinking and developing his scientific ideas.
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D.
The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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E.
Essays of a Biologist
Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Why Darwin Matters Target entity description: "Why Darwin Matters" is a popular science book by Michael Shermer that defends evolutionary theory and explains its significance against creationist and intelligent design critiques.
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A.
What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is is a comprehensive book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that explains the mechanisms, evidence, and implications of biological evolution for a general audience.
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B.
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin is a biographical collection that interweaves Charles Darwin’s personal correspondence with narrative accounts to illuminate his life, character, and development of his scientific ideas.
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C.
Darwin’s sandwalk
Darwin’s sandwalk is a tree-lined gravel path near Charles Darwin’s home at Down House in Kent, where he regularly walked while thinking and developing his scientific ideas.
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D.
The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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E.
Essays of a Biologist
Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
counter anti-evolution arguments
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reconcile science and religion for some readers ⓘ |
| author | Michael Shermer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
creationism
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intelligent design ⓘ |
| defends | Charles Darwin's theory of evolution ⓘ |
| discusses |
arguments used by intelligent design proponents
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history of evolutionary thought ⓘ misconceptions about evolution ⓘ relationship between evolution and morality ⓘ |
| explains |
scientific evidence for evolution
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significance of evolutionary theory ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
pro-evolution
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scientific skepticism ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | The Case Against Intelligent Design ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
creationism
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evolutionary theory ⓘ intelligent design ⓘ |
| mentions | Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Times Books ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debates about teaching evolution in schools ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in science and religion debate ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Why Darwin Matters Description of subject: "Why Darwin Matters" is a popular science book by Michael Shermer that defends evolutionary theory and explains its significance against creationist and intelligent design critiques.
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