Creationism and Evolution Terminology and Definitions
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TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS
Theory of Evolution (aka Evolutionary Theory)...definition from the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
- Note: Related 19th Century terms also include "Transmutation Hypothesis," "Transformism," and "Development Theory."
- Evolution - extended definition and history from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Microevolution...definition from the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Macroevolution...definition from the Oxford English Dictionary(OED)
Ecosystem
Darwinism...definition from the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Social Darwinism
Natural Selection...definition from the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Intelligent design...definition from the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Creationism...definition from the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Traducianism...definition from the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
- Life On Earth : An Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution by Eldredge, Niles. Publication: Santa Barbara, Calif. ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- Examples of other terms: co-evolution; human evolution; evolutionary biodiversity; evolutionary taxonomy;
- Encyclopedia of human development / Neil J. Salkind, editor. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2006.
- Encyclopedia of human evolution and prehistory. New York : Garland Pub., 2000. 2nd ed. / editors, Eric Delson
- Dictionary of science & creationism / Ronald L. Ecker ; foreword by Martin Gardner. Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, c1990.
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