The Darwinian Heritage

Author : David Kohn
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400854717
Total Pages : 1152 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Darwinian Heritage written by David Kohn and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 1152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Representing the present rich state of historical work on Darwin and Darwinism, this volume of essays places the great theorist in the context of Victorian science. The book includes contributions by some of the most distinguished senior figures of Darwin scholarship and by leading younger scholars who have been transforming Darwinian studies. The result is the most comprehensive survey available of Darwin's impact on science and society. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Charles Darwin Centenary Conference (1982, Firenze)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Darwinian Heritage written by Charles Darwin Centenary Conference (1982, Firenze) and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Johan M. van der Dennen
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 : 0275964361
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Darwinian Heritage and Sociobiology written by Johan M. van der Dennen and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1999-12-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editors present a collection of essays dealing with both the life and ideas of Charles Darwin as they relate to human sociobiology. They represent themes coming from evolutionary theory, cultural anthropology, political science, sociology, and psychology and psychiatry. Consistent with E. O. Wilson's Consilience, the compilation also reflects an interest in the humanities and thus offers materials exploring the possibility of a broad synthesis of knowledge relating to human nature. Beyond the theory and evidence offered in these disciplines is the promise of finding explanations for, and solutions to, current human differences and problems.

Author : M.J.S. Hodge
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000939278
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Darwin Studies written by M.J.S. Hodge and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second of a pair of volumes by Jonathan Hodge, collecting all his most innovative, revisionist and influential papers on Charles Darwin and on the longer run of theories about origins and species from ancient times to the present. The focus here is on Darwin himself and the development of his theories. Darwin is now such an iconic hero in our histories and such a commanding authority in our sciences that it has become a serious challenge to study him as just another disaffected medical student - or would-be vicar, aspiring zoology professor or gentleman of independent means -- thinking about sexual reproduction in animals and plants, about coral islands or about rock strata and fossils in post-Napoleonic Edinburgh, Cambridge, South America and London. But the challenge is one well worth taking up, as the papers here demonstrate, for such studies require us integrate the precise details of his inquiries with those larger scientific, metaphysical, religious and political issues of the day that a young, ambitious 'philosopher' and 'naturalist' was then expected to engage. This contextual understanding can then allow us to reinterpret his relations to such longer- run legacies as Christian Platonism, Enlightenment materialism and British capitalism. Together with the companion volume devoted to those and other long run legacies, this volume offers throughout reinterpretations of both the theorist and his theories.

Author : Tui de Roy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Wildlife
ISBN 13 : 9781472966964
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Galapagos written by Tui de Roy and published by Bloomsbury Wildlife. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sumptuous large-format book was first produced in 2009 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Charles Darwin Foundation on Galapagos. The book comprises a series of invited essays under the editorship of world-renowned photographer and long-term Galapagos resident, Tui de Roy, who has also provided most of the photographs. The authoritative essays cover the entire spectrum of Galapagos wildlife including the marine environment, unique vegetation such as sunflower trees as well as wildlife including giant tortoises, marine iguanas, sea lions and the Galapagos finches that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution. This new edition has significant updates to a number of chapters including brand new photography and information about scientific developments elsewhere and a new jacket.

Author : Thomas F. Glick
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226299775
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Comparative Reception of Darwinism written by Thomas F. Glick and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1988-09-24 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The majority of the chapters deal with the reception accorded Darwin's work in specific countries: England, the United States, Germany, France, Russia, the Netherlands, Spain, Mexico, and the Arab countries. Several chapters, however, also investigate the response to Darwinism made by specific social circles--such as social scientists in Russia and the United States

Author : National Academy of Sciences
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Light of Evolution written by National Academy of Sciences and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences address scientific topics of broad and current interest, cutting across the boundaries of traditional disciplines. Each year, four or five such colloquia are scheduled, typically two days in length and international in scope. Colloquia are organized by a member of the Academy, often with the assistance of an organizing committee, and feature presentations by leading scientists in the field and discussions with a hundred or more researchers with an interest in the topic. Colloquia presentations are recorded and posted on the National Academy of Sciences Sackler colloquia website and published on CD-ROM. These Colloquia are made possible by a generous gift from Mrs. Jill Sackler, in memory of her husband, Arthur M. Sackler.

Author : Adrian Desmond
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191647489
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charles Darwin written by Adrian Desmond and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-04-23 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitive, concise, and very interesting... From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Author : Mary Alice Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mimicry and the Darwinian heritage written by Mary Alice Evans and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mark V. Barrow Jr.
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226038149
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature's Ghosts written by Mark V. Barrow Jr. and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: