The Eclipse of Darwinism: Anti-Darwinian Evolution Theories in the Decades around 1900 - Couverture rigide

Bowler, Peter J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0801829321 ISBN 13 : 9780801829321

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983

Synopsis

In this pioneering study of the first major challenges to Darwinism, Peter J. Bowler examins the competing theories of evolution, identifies their intellectual origins, and describes the process by which the modern concept of evolution emerged. Describing the variety of influences that drove scientists to challenge Darwin's conclusions, Bowler reevaluates the influence of social forces on the scientific community and explors the borad philosophical, ideological, and social implications of scientific theories.

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À propos de l'auteur

Peter J. Bowler is reader in the history of philosophy of sceince at the Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland. His other books include The Eclipse of Darwinism: Anti-Darwinian Evolution Theories in the Decades around 1900, The Mendelian Revolution, and Theories of Human Evolution.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 1983
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801829321
• ISBN 13: 9780801829321
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 312
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• Personne responsable: non disponible