Charles Darwin - The Man and His Influence

Klappentext There can be no doubt of Charles Darwin's major role in the development of modern science and thought. Darwin has become an almost mythical figure in the emergence of modern culture; yet he was by no means the first person to publish evolutionary ideas and his theory of natural selection was not generally accepted by his contemporaries. Zusammenfassung An almost mythical figure in the development of science! Darwin's theory of natural selection was not initially accepted by many of his contemporaries. This study combines biography and cultural history! charting Darwin's considerable influence from his time to ours. Inhaltsverzeichnis General editor's preface; Preface; 1. The problem of interpretation; 2. Evolution before The Origin of Species; 3. The young Darwin; 4. The voyage of the Beagle; 5. The crucial years, London 1837-1842; 6. The years of development; 7. Going public; 8. The emergence of Darwinism; 9. The opponents of Darwinism; 10. Human origins; 11. Darwin and the modern world; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter J. Bowler, Peter J. (Queen''s University Belfast) Bowler
• Con la collaborazione di: Sally Gregory Kohlstedt (Editore), David M. Knight (Editore), David Knight (Prefazione)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 11.04.1996
• EAN: 9780521562225
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56222-5
• Pagine: 264
• Serie: Cambridge Science Biographies; Cambridge Science Biographies
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Storia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Biography: historical, political and military, Evolution / Evolutionary biology