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Defining Darwin : essays on the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology, Michael Ruse
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- Summary
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- Discusses the influence of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution on the field of science as well as its cultural influences, and challenges the origins and methods of Darwin's research
- "In this collection of his essays on Darwin and Darwinism, Michael Ruse reevaluates the legacy of Darwin for our time. How good a scientist was Charles Darwin? How original was he? Did he get his ideas from others, and if so, should that be considered stealing? Have his ideas truly endured? What of Darwin's cultural influence-in literature, for example?And what about the religious dimensions? Is Darwinism, as many today argue, really an atheistic theory? Is it impossible to be both a Darwinian and a Christian? Ruse tackles these questions and more in Defining Darwin: Essays on the History and Philosophy of Evolutionary Biology." "This collection gives new insights into the coming of evolutionary ideas as well as the importance of Darwinism for our age. Ruse, never fitting comfortably into conventional categories - an evolutionist who worries about its ideology, an atheist who shows surprising sympathy for religion, a moralist who thinks that ethics is an illusion of the genes - offers an overview of the main points of debate and disagreement. With valuable introductory comments to his array of essays, this is surely a work that anyone who is interested in Darwin and his legacy will want to read."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 271 pages
- Contents
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- Part III.
- The middle years:
- Adaptive landscapes and dynamic equilibrium: the Spencerian contribution to twentieth-century American evolutionary biology
- Julian Huxley and George Gaylord Simpson on evolution and ethics
- Evolution and the novel
- Part IV.
- The later years:
- Evo-devo: A new evolutionary paradigm?
- Darwinism explains religion (?)
- Evolution as religion: are the Creationists right?
- Part I.
- Darwin's great work:
- On the Origin of species
- Part II.
- The early years:
- Kant and evolution
- Darwinism and Mechanism
- Kicking against the Pricks: Alfred Russel Wallace the Rebel
- Isbn
- 9781591027256
- Label
- Defining Darwin : essays on the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology
- Title
- Defining Darwin
- Title remainder
- essays on the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael Ruse
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- Discusses the influence of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution on the field of science as well as its cultural influences, and challenges the origins and methods of Darwin's research
- "In this collection of his essays on Darwin and Darwinism, Michael Ruse reevaluates the legacy of Darwin for our time. How good a scientist was Charles Darwin? How original was he? Did he get his ideas from others, and if so, should that be considered stealing? Have his ideas truly endured? What of Darwin's cultural influence-in literature, for example?And what about the religious dimensions? Is Darwinism, as many today argue, really an atheistic theory? Is it impossible to be both a Darwinian and a Christian? Ruse tackles these questions and more in Defining Darwin: Essays on the History and Philosophy of Evolutionary Biology." "This collection gives new insights into the coming of evolutionary ideas as well as the importance of Darwinism for our age. Ruse, never fitting comfortably into conventional categories - an evolutionist who worries about its ideology, an atheist who shows surprising sympathy for religion, a moralist who thinks that ethics is an illusion of the genes - offers an overview of the main points of debate and disagreement. With valuable introductory comments to his array of essays, this is surely a work that anyone who is interested in Darwin and his legacy will want to read."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ruse, Michael
- Dewey number
- 576.8
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QH361
- LC item number
- .R8736 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Darwin, Charles
- Evolution (Biology)
- Natural selection
- Evolution (Biology)
- Natural selection
- Label
- Defining Darwin : essays on the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology, Michael Ruse
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Part III.
- The middle years:
- Adaptive landscapes and dynamic equilibrium: the Spencerian contribution to twentieth-century American evolutionary biology
- Julian Huxley and George Gaylord Simpson on evolution and ethics
- Evolution and the novel
- Part IV.
- The later years:
- Evo-devo: A new evolutionary paradigm?
- Darwinism explains religion (?)
- Evolution as religion: are the Creationists right?
- Part I.
- Darwin's great work:
- On the Origin of species
- Part II.
- The early years:
- Kant and evolution
- Darwinism and Mechanism
- Kicking against the Pricks: Alfred Russel Wallace the Rebel
- Control code
- 262889596
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 271 pages
- Isbn
- 9781591027256
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2009013240
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)262889596
- Label
- Defining Darwin : essays on the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology, Michael Ruse
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Part III.
- The middle years:
- Adaptive landscapes and dynamic equilibrium: the Spencerian contribution to twentieth-century American evolutionary biology
- Julian Huxley and George Gaylord Simpson on evolution and ethics
- Evolution and the novel
- Part IV.
- The later years:
- Evo-devo: A new evolutionary paradigm?
- Darwinism explains religion (?)
- Evolution as religion: are the Creationists right?
- Part I.
- Darwin's great work:
- On the Origin of species
- Part II.
- The early years:
- Kant and evolution
- Darwinism and Mechanism
- Kicking against the Pricks: Alfred Russel Wallace the Rebel
- Control code
- 262889596
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 271 pages
- Isbn
- 9781591027256
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2009013240
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)262889596
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