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Darwin: A Very Short Introduction [#035]
Darwin: A Very Short Introduction [#035]
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  • There is a huge interest in Dawin and evolution, and the developments of his ideas are still controversial
  • Darwin's theory of evolution revolutionized not only biology, but the world view of ordinary people, by undermining belief in God's creation

 
Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when The Origin of Species was published in 1859. Arguments still rage about the implications of his evolutionary theory, and scepticism about the value of Darwin's contribution to knowledge is widespread. In this analysis of Darwin's major insights and arguments, Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern biology.

Index: 

List of Illustrations
1: Darwin's life
2: The foundations of Darwinism
3: Natural selection and the origin of species
4: The evidence for evolution by natural selection
5: Sex, variation, and heredity
6: Man
7: Perfection and progress
8: Darwinism and ideology
9: Darwin as a scientist: an evaluation
Further Reading
Index

About the author: 

Jonathan Howard was Head of the Department of Immunology at the Babraham Institute, near Cambridge, and is now Professor of Cell Genetics at the Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, Germany. He is a fellow of the Royal Society.

Jonathan Howard has produced an intellectual tour de force, a classic in the genre of popular scientific exposition which will still be read in fifty years' time. - Times Literary Supplement

Product details

ISBN : 9780192854544

Author: 
Jonathan Howard
Pages
144 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
Pub date
Feb 2001
Series
Very Short Introductions
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Darwin: A Very Short Introduction [#035]

Darwin: A Very Short Introduction [#035]

Darwin: A Very Short Introduction [#035]