Darwin''s Dice - The Idea of Chance in the Thought of Charles Darwin

Zusatztext I would recommend this book ... to a somewhat specialized audience -- readers who want to look carefully into this aspect of Darwin's thought, scholars who want to explore how biology acquired its unique definition of randomness, and anyone interested in exploring the way contemporary culture understands chance. Informationen zum Autor Curtis Johnson is a Professor of Government at Lewis & Clark College. He has published many articles and chapters on the history of science and Darwinist thought. Klappentext Discusses the role of chance and randomness in the writings of Charles Darwin, as well as Darwinist thought. Zusammenfassung Discusses the role of chance and randomness in the writings of Charles Darwin, as well as Darwinist thought. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents Introduction 1. Two Faces of Chance 2. Chance Transport 3. Causes and Laws of Variation 4. Chance, Nature, and Intelligence 5. Darwin's Evolving Views about Chance 6. "So-Called Spontaneous Variation" 7. Darwin's Architect Metaphor 8. Darwin's Giraffes 9. Chance and Free Will 10. Chance and Human Morality Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Curtis Johnson, Curtis (Professor of Government Johnson
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.09.2014
• EAN: 9780199361410
• ISBN: 978-0-19-936141-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Self-tuition materials (general); Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries