The Politics of Evolution
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The Politics of Evolution

Morphology, Medicine, and Reform in Radical London

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Politics of Evolution

Morphology, Medicine, and Reform in Radical London

About this book

Looking for the first time at the cut-price anatomy schools rather than genteel Oxbridge, Desmond winkles out pre-Darwinian evolutionary ideas in reform-minded and politically charged early nineteenth-century London. In the process, he reveals the underside of London intellectual and social life in the generation before Darwin as it has never been seen before.

"The Politics of Evolution is intellectual dynamite, and certainly one of the most important books in the history of science published during the past decade."—Jim Secord, Times Literary Supplement

"One of those rare books that not only stakes out new territory but demands a radical overhaul of conventional wisdom."—John Hedley Brooke, Times Higher Education Supplement

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Illustrations
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. 1. Evolution and Society: Setting the Scene
  5. 2. Importing the New Morphology
  6. 3. Reforming the Management of Medicine and Science: The Radical Perspective
  7. 4. Nonconformist Anatomy in the Private Schools
  8. 5. Accommodation and Domestication: Dealing with Geoffroy's Anatomy
  9. 6. Science under Siege: Forging an Idealist Comparative Anatomy at the College of Surgeons
  10. 7. Engaging the Lamarckians
  11. 8. Embryology, Archetypes, and Idealism: New Directions in Comparative Anatomy
  12. 9. Grasping the Nettle: Some Concluding Remarks
  13. Afterword: Putting Darwin in the Picture
  14. Appendix A: Comparative Anatomy Teachers in London in the 1830s
  15. Appendix B: Biographical List of British Medical Men
  16. Abbreviations
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index