| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 486 pages) |
| Series |
The series of Cambridge companions |
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Cambridge companions to philosophy.
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| Contents |
pt. I. Darwin's theorising. 1. The making of a philosophical naturalist / Phillip R. Sloan -- 2. The notebook programmes and projects of Darwin's London years / Jonathan Hodge -- 3. Darwin on generation, pangenesis and sexual selection / Jim Endersby -- 4. Darwin on mind, morals and emotions / Robert J. Richards -- 5. The arguments in The origin of species / C. Kenneth Waters -- pt. II. Historical contexts. 6. Is the theory of natural selection independent of its history? / Gregory Radick -- 7. Darwin's science and Victorian philosophy of science / David L. Hull -- 8. Darwin and Victorian Christianity / John Hedley Brooke -- 9. Darwin, social Darwinism and eugenics / Diane B. Paul -- 10. From Darwin to today in evolutionary biology / Jean Gayon -- pt. III. Philosophical themes. 11. Metaphysical and epistemological issues in modern Darwinian theory / Elliott Sober -- 12. Darwinian concepts in the philosophy of mind / Kim Sterelny -- 13. Darwinism in moral philosophy and social theory / Alex Rosenberg -- 14. Belief in God in a Darwinian age / Michael Ruse -- pt. IV. Ways forward. 15. In Darwin's wake, where am I? / Daniel C. Dennett -- 16. Ethical expressions : why moralists scowl, frown and smile / Owen Flanagan -- 17. Giving Darwin his due / Philip Kitcher |
| Summary |
This volume offers clear, lively and balanced introductions to the most recent scholarship on Darwin and his intellectual legacies. The contributors examine Darwin's main scientific ideas and their development; Darwin's science in the context of its times; and the importance of Darwinian thought for the future of naturalist philosophy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 424-460) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 |
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. |
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Darwin, Charles, (1809-1882) -- Critique et interprétation. |
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Darwin, Charles. |
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Biological Evolution -- history
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
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Evolutietheorie.
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Biology.
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Health & Biological Sciences.
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Biology - General.
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Darwinismo.
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Evolução (teoria)
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Darwinisme.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hodge, M. J. S. (Michael Jonathan Sessions), 1940-
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Radick, Gregory.
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| LC no. |
2002031070 |
| ISBN |
0511077696 |
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