The Darwinian Revolution: Science Red in Tooth and Claw
- ISBN-10
- 0226731693
- ISBN-13
- 9780226731698
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 346
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-10-15
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Author
- Michael Ruse
Description
Prologue p. ix Acknowledgments p. xv 1 Background to the Problem p. 3 2 British Society and the Scientific Community p. 16 3 Beliefs: Geological, Philosophical, and Religious p. 36 4 The Mystery of Mysteries p. 75 5 Ancestors and Archetypes p. 94 6 On the Eve of the Origin p. 132 7 Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species p. 160 8 After the Origin: Science p. 202 9 After the Origin: Philosophy, Religion, and Politics p. 234 10 Overview and Analysis p. 268 Notes p. 275 Bibliography p. 285 Index p. 312.
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