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Charles Darwin: The Man and His Influence Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Bowler, Peter J. (Author), Knight, David (Preface by)

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ISBN: 0521566681     ISBN-13: 9780521566681
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 1996
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Annotation: Upon its publication, Darwin's The Origin of the Species excited much debate and controversy, and still evokes powerful and contradictory responses today. This study of the life of Darwin, first published in 1990, combines biography and cultural history to show how Darwin's contemporaries were unable to appreciate precisely those aspects of his thinking that are considered scientifically important today. 14 illustrations. 2 maps.

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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Science | Life Sciences - Evolution
- Science | History
Dewey: B
LCCN: 96176241
Series: Cambridge Science Biographies Series
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.02" W x 8.98" L (0.95 lbs) 264 pages
Features: Bibliography
 
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Upon publication, Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species excited much debate and controversy, challenging the foundations of Christianity, nonetheless underpinning the Victorian concept of progress. It still evokes powerful and contradictory responses today. Peter Bowler's study of Darwin's life, first published in 1990, combines biography and cultural history. Emphasizing in particular the impact of Darwin's work, he shows how Darwin's contemporaries were unable to appreciate precisely those aspects of his thinking that are considered scientifically important today. He also demonstrates that Darwin was a product of his time, but he also transcended it by creating an idea capable of being exploited by twentieth-century scientists and intellectuals who had very different values from his own.
 
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