The Cambridge Companion to Darwin

The Cambridge Companion to Darwin
ISBN-10
0521777305
ISBN-13
9780521777308
Category
History
Pages
486
Language
English
Published
2003-05
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Gregory Radick, Jonathan Hodge, Michael Jonathan Sessions Hodge

Description

The naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin (1809 82) ranks as one of the most influential scientific thinkers of all time. In the nineteenth century his ideas about the history and diversity of life - including the evolutionary origin of humankind - contributed to major changes in the sciences, philosophy, social thought and religious belief. This volume provides the reader with clear, lively and balanced introductions to the most recent scholarship on Darwin and his intellectual legacies. A distinguished team of contributors examines Darwin s main scientific ideas and their development; Darwin s science in the context of its times; the influence of Darwinian thought in recent philosophical, social and religious debate; and the importance of Darwinian thought for the future of naturalist philosophy. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Darwin currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Darwin.

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