The Evolution of Evolution
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The Evolution of Evolution

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Evolution of Evolution

About this book

The Evolution of Evolution takes a multi-layered approach to history, moving from discussing an important predecessor to Darwin's Origin of Species, The Vestiges of Creation by the Scot Robert Chambers, to analysing episodes from Darwin's life and questioning his motives. Stephen also discusses the contribution other people made to Darwin's theories, both in person and through their own works, finishing by discussing interpretations and developments of Darwin's ideas after his death. By discussing social factors as well as academic or scientific influences, Stephen combines biography with scientific development and shows that understanding the man and the culture in which he lived is vitally important to understanding Darwin's theory. Stephen also highlights the many Scottish scientists and their ideas which have been overlooked by previous commentators, but who were an essential influence on Darwin.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Illustrations – Figures
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Frontispiece
  8. Chapter One: Darwin and his Mentors
  9. Chapter Two: Darwin and the Vestiges of Creation
  10. Chapter Three: Three Men in a Boat
  11. Chapter Four: Silent, upon a peak in Darien
  12. Chapter Five: Charles Lyell – the Long Way Round
  13. Chapter Six: The Riddle of Glen Roy
  14. Chapter Seven: The Anatomist and the Alienist
  15. Chapter Eight: Charles Darwin and Patrick Geddes
  16. Chapter Nine: Patrick Geddes and Charles Darwin
  17. Conclusion
  18. End Notes
  19. An Evolution Chronology
  20. Appendix – Extract from Who’s Who – 1930
  21. Further Reading