| Description |
1 online resource (221 pages) |
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Monographs on the history and philosophy of biology |
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Monographs on the history and philosophy of biology.
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| Contents |
Darwin's metaphor and his Russian audience -- Malthus, Darwin, and Russian social thought -- Beketov, botany, and the harmony of nature -- Korzhinskii, the steppe, and the theory of heterogenesis -- Mechnikov, Darwinism, and the phagocytic theory -- Kessler and Russia's mutual aid tradition -- Kropotkin's theory of mutual aid -- Severtsov, Timiriazev, and the classical tradition |
| Summary |
The first book in English to examine in detail the scientific work of 19th-century Russian evolutionists, and the first in any language to explore the relationship of their theories to their economic, political, and natural milieu |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
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Malthus, T. R. (Thomas Robert), 1766-1834.
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| SUBJECT |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 fast |
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Malthus, T. R. (Thomas Robert), 1766-1834 fast |
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Biology -- Soviet Union -- History
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Biology -- Soviet Union -- Philosophy -- History
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Natural selection -- History
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution.
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Biology
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Biology -- Philosophy
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Natural selection
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Soviet Union
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780195363272 |
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0195363272 |
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0195058305 |
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9780195058307 |
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