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Darwin and His Children - Tim M. Berra - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Darwin and His Children - Tim M. Berra - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

While much has been written about the life and works of Charles Darwin, the lives of his ten children remain largely unexamined. Most "Darwin books" consider his children as footnotes to the life of their famous father and close with the death of Charles Darwin. This is the only book that deals substantially with the lives of his children from their birth to their death, each in his or her own chapter. Tim Berra''s Darwin and His Children: His Other Legacy explores Darwin''s marriage to his first cousin, Emma Wedgwood, a devout Unitarian, who worried that her husband''s lack of faith would keep them apart in eternity, and describes the early death of three children of this consanguineous marriage. Many of the other children rose to prominence in their own fields. William Darwin became a banker and tended the Darwin family''s substantial wealth. Henrietta Darwin edited Charles'' books and wrote a biography of her mother. Three of Darwin''s sons were knighted and elected Fellows of the Royal Society: Sir George Darwin was the world''s expert on tides, Sir Francis Darwin developed the new field of plant physiology, and Sir Horace Darwin founded the world-class Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company. Major Leonard Darwin was a military man, Member of Parliament, and patron of early genetic research. This book, richly illustrated with photographs of the Darwin family, demonstrates the intellectual atmosphere whirling about the Darwin household, portrays loving family relationships, and explores entertaining vignettes from their lives.

DKK 410.00
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On Evolution - Charles Darwin - Bog - Hackett Publishing Co, Inc - Plusbog.dk

On Evolution - Charles Darwin - Bog - Hackett Publishing Co, Inc - Plusbog.dk

Designed for use in a broad range of courses in the humanities, Darwin''s theory is laid out in a concise general Introduction and followed up in short chapter introductions. Each chapter concludes with an excerpt from Darwin''s correspondence, commenting on the work in question, and its significance, impact, and reception. Two short appendixes are included—the first three chapters from Malthus, On Population, which gave Darwin the idea for natural selection and the paper by Wallace that motivated Darwin to abandon the Big Species Book and write Origin of Species.

DKK 480.00
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The Ethnography of Charles Darwin - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Ethnography of Charles Darwin - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Because of his stature as one of the great minds of the nineteenth century, Darwin and his work have been examined from almost every conceivable angle. This has led to much critical disagreement on his thoughts regarding the dignity of man, particularly of aboriginal peoples. This book attempts to reconcile the prevailing dual visions of Darwin--as racist and as humanitarian. By consolidating Darwin''s fragmentary ethnographic writings, the text charts his switch from early resignation regarding the victimization of native tribes to advocacy for their plight. While recognizing the differences between modern Europeans and primitive communities, Darwin developed a firm belief in the dignity of man and ultimately viewed the exploitation of aboriginal peoples as morally indefensible.

DKK 523.00
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Charles Darwin, Geologist - Sandra Herbert - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

Charles Darwin, Geologist - Sandra Herbert - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

"Pleasure of imagination.... I a geologist have illdefined notion of land covered with ocean, former animals, slow force cracking surface &c truly poetical."—from Charles Darwin''s Notebook M, 1838 The early nineteenth century was a golden age for the study of geology. New discoveries in the field were greeted with the same enthusiasm reserved today for advances in the biomedical sciences. In her long-awaited account of Charles Darwin''s intellectual development, Sandra Herbert focuses on his geological training, research, and thought, asking both how geology influenced Darwin and how Darwin influenced the science. Elegantly written, extensively illustrated, and informed by the author''s prodigious research in Darwin''s papers and in the nineteenth-century history of earth sciences, Charles Darwin, Geologist provides a fresh perspective on the life and accomplishments of this exemplary thinker. As Herbert reveals, Darwin''s great ambition as a young scientist—one he only partially realized—was to create a "simple" geology based on movements of the earth''s crust. (Only one part of his scheme has survived in close to the form in which he imagined it: a theory explaining the structure and distribution of coral reefs.) Darwin collected geological specimens and took extensive notes on geology during all of his travels. His grand adventure as a geologist took place during the circumnavigation of the earth by H.M.S. Beagle (1831–1836)—the same voyage that informed his magnum opus, On the Origin of Species. Upon his return to England it was his geological findings that first excited scientific and public opinion. Geologists, including Darwin''s former teachers, proved a receptive audience, the British government sponsored publication of his research, and the general public welcomed his discoveries about the earth''s crust. Because of ill health, Darwin''s years as a geological traveler ended much too soon: his last major geological fieldwork took place in Wales when he was only thirty-three. However, the experience had been transformative: the methods and hypotheses of Victorian-era geology, Herbert suggests, profoundly shaped Darwin''s mind and his scientific methods as he worked toward a full-blown understanding of evolution and natural selection.

DKK 447.00
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Deeper Than Darwin - John Haught - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Deeper Than Darwin - John Haught - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

In his acclaimed book God After Darwin , John Haught argued that religious belief is wholly compatible with evolutionary biology. Now, in Deeper Than Darwin , he advances his argument further by saying that religious belief is even more revealing about life than Darwinism. Haught looks hard at the question of how, after Darwin, religions may plausibly claim to be bearers of truth and not just of meaning and adaptive consolation. While he assumes the fundamental correctness of evolutionary biology, he firmly rejects the non-scientific belief that evolutionary biology amounts to an adequate explanation of living phenomena. Even though Darwinism is illuminating, Haught argues, it by no means tells us everything we need to know about life, even in principle. To find the deepest, though certainly not the clearest, understandings of life and the universe, we may still profitably consult the religions of the world. Deeper Than Darwin takes up where God After Darwin left off, arguing that Darwin''s vision is important and essentially correct but that we can still dig deeper in our understanding of what is going on in the life-story.

DKK 486.00
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Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History is a significant contribution to the fields of theory, Darwin studies, and cultural history. This collection of eight essays is the first volume to address, from the point of view of art and literary historians, Darwin''s intersections with aesthetic theories and cultural histories from the eighteenth century to the present day. Among the philosophers of art influenced by Darwinian evolution and considered in this collection are Alois Riegl, Ruskin, and Aby Warburg. This stimulating collection ranges in content from essays on the influence of eighteenth-century aesthetic theory on Darwin and nineteenth-century debates circulating around beauty to the study of evolutionary models in contemporary art.

DKK 552.00
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Jane Austen & Charles Darwin - Peter W. Graham - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Jane Austen & Charles Darwin - Peter W. Graham - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Are Jane Austen and Charles Darwin the two great English empiricists of the nineteenth century? Peter W. Graham poses this question as he brings these two icons of nineteenth-century British culture into intellectual conversation in his provocative new book. Graham shows that while the one is generally termed a naturalist (Darwin''s preferred term for himself) and the other a novelist, these characterizations are at least partially interchangeable, as each author possessed skills that would serve well in either arena. Both Austen and Darwin are naturalists who look with a sharp, cold eye at the concrete particulars of the world around them. Both are in certain senses novelists who weave densely particularized and convincingly grounded narratives that convey their personal observations and perceptions to wide readerships. When taken seriously, the words and works of Austen and Darwin encourage their readers to look closely at the social and natural worlds around them and form opinions based on individual judgment rather than on transmitted opinion. Graham''s four interlocked essays begin by situating Austen and Darwin in the English empirical tradition and focusing on the uncanny similarities in the two writers'' respective circumstances and preoccupations. Both Austen and Darwin were fascinated by sibling relations. Both were acute observers and analysts of courtship rituals. Both understood constant change as the way of the world, whether the microcosm under consideration is geological, biological, social, or literary. Both grasped the importance of scale in making observations. Both discerned the connection between minute, particular causes and vast, general effects. Employing the trenchant analytical talents associated with his subjects and informed by a wealth of historical and biographical detail and the best of recent work by historians of science, Graham has given us a new entree into Austen''s and Darwin''s writings.

DKK 579.00
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Reflecting on Darwin - Eckart Voigts - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Reflecting on Darwin - Eckart Voigts - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Taking up the historical evolution of Darwin and his theories and the cultural responses they have inspired, Reflecting on Darwin poses the following questions: ''How are the apparatuses in the mid-nineteenth century and at the turn of the twenty-first century interconnected with bio-scientific paradigms in art, literature, culture and science?'' ''How are naturalism, determinism and Darwinism - the eugenics of the nineteenth century and the genetic coding of the twentieth century - positioned, embodied and staged in various media configurations and media genres?'' and ''How have particular media apparatuses formed, displaced or stabilized the various concepts of humankind in the framework of evolutionary theory?'' Ranging from the early circulation of Darwin’s ideas to the present, this interdisciplinary collection pays particular attention to Darwin’s postmillennial reception. Beginning with an overview of the historical development of contemporary ecological and ethical fears, Reflecting on Darwin then turns to Darwin’s influence on contemporary media, neo-Victorian literature and culture, science fiction literature and film, and contemporary theory. In examining the plurality of ways in which Darwin has been rewritten and reappropriated, this unique volume both mirrors and inspects the complexity of recent debates in Victorian and neo-Victorian studies.

DKK 429.00
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The Evolution of Charles Darwin - George A. Dorsey - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Evolution of Charles Darwin - George A. Dorsey - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Charles Darwin is well-known throughout the world for his revolutionary work from 1859; The Origin of Species , the foundational study of evolution which greatly challenged the near-universal belief in the Christian world, at that time, of creationism. Originally published in 1928, Dorsey attempts to provide a detailed account of the scientist’s life and personality informed by letters, published works and an autobiography written by Darwin. Darwin’s life was full of challenges both in his personal life as well as his career and The Evolution of Charles Darwin explores all aspects of his life from birth to death emphasising the great impact his work had in the scientific community and humanity as a whole.

DKK 410.00
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Charles Darwin - J. David Archibald - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

Charles Darwin - J. David Archibald - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

Charles Darwin: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works provides an important new compendium presenting a detailed chronology of all aspects Darwin’s life. The extensive encyclopedia section includes many hundreds of entries of various kinds related to Darwin – people, places, institutions, concepts, and his publications. The bibliography provides a comprehensive listing of the vast majority of Darwin’s works published during and after his lifetime. It also provides a more selective list of publications concerning his life and work.·Includes a nearly year by year chronology detailing Charles Darwin’s life, family, and work.·The A to Z section includes many entries on concepts and people important in Charles Darwin’s life and his work, emphasizing during his lifetime but extending somewhat backwards and forwards from there. ·The bibliography includes all of Charles Darwin''s articles and books published in his lifetime in English and other languages, as well as a selective list of works about him and his work.·The index thoroughly cross-references the chronological and encyclopedic entries.

DKK 476.00
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