The Cambridge companion to Darwin

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Title:

The Cambridge companion to Darwin

Author:

Hodge, M. J. S. (Michael Jonathan Sessions), 1940-

ISBN:

9780521771979

9780521777308

Publication Information:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Physical Description:

xiii, 486 p. ; 24 cm.

Series:

Cambridge companions to philosophy

Series Title:

Cambridge companions to philosophy

Contents:

Darwin's theorising. making of a philosophical naturalist / notebook programmes and projects of Darwin's London years / Darwin on generation, pangenesis and sexual selection / Darwin on mind, morals and emotions / arguments in The origin of species / Historical contexts. Is the theory of natural selection independent of its history? / Darwin's science and Victorian philosophy of science / Darwin and Victorian Christianity / Darwin, social Darwinism and eugenics / From Darwin to today in evolutionary biology / Philosophical themes. Metaphysical and epistemological issues in modern Darwinian theory / Darwinian concepts in the philosophy of mind / Darwinism in moral philosophy and social theory / Belief in God in a Darwinian age / Ways forward. In Darwin's wake, where am I? / Ethical expressions : why moralists scowl, frown and smile / Giving Darwin his due

Personal Subject:

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.

Added Author:

Hodge, M. J. S. (Michael Jonathan Sessions), 1940-

Radick, Gregory.

Electronic Access:

Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam033/2002031070.html
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam031/2002031070.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam0210/2002031070.html

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Summary

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 a most convenient and accessible guide to Darwin. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Darwin.