The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Darwin and Evolutionary Thought

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Darwin and Evolutionary Thought
Author: Michael Ruse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 583
Release: 2013-02-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521195317

This volume is a comprehensive reference work on the life, labors, and influence of the great evolutionist Charles Darwin. With more than sixty essays written by an international group representing the leading scholars in the field, this is the definitive work on Darwin. It covers the background to Darwin's discovery of the theory of evolution through natural selection, the work he produced and his contemporaries' reactions to it, and evaluates his influence on science in the 150 years since the publication of Origin of Species. It also explores the implications of Darwin's discoveries in religion, politics, gender, literature, culture, philosophy, and medicine, critically evaluating Darwin's legacy. Fully illustrated and clearly written, it is suitable for scholars and students as well as the general reader. The wealth of information it provides about the history of evolutionary thought makes it a crucial resource for understanding the controversies that surround evolution today.

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Darwin and Evolutionary Thought

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Darwin and Evolutionary Thought
Author: Michael Ruse
Publisher:
Total Pages: 636
Release: 2013
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 9781107305342

"This volume is a comprehensive reference work on the life, labors and influence of the great evolutionist Charles Darwin. With more than sixty essays written by an international group representing the leading scholars in the field, this is the definitive work on Darwin. It covers the background to Darwin's discovery of the theory of evolution through natural selection, the work he produced and his contemporaries' reactions to it, and evaluates his influence on science in the 150 years since the publication of Origin of Species. It also explores the implications of Darwin's discoveries in religion, politics, gender, literature, culture, philosophy and medicine, critically evaluating Darwin's legacy. Fully illustrated and clearly written, it is suitable for scholars and students as well as the general reader. The wealth of information it provides about the history of evolutionary thought makes it a crucial resource for understanding the controversies that surround evolution today"--

Understanding Evolution

Understanding Evolution
Author: Kostas Kampourakis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2014-04-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107034914

Bringing together conceptual obstacles and core concepts of evolutionary theory, this book presents evolution as straightforward and intuitive.

The Cambridge Companion to the 'Origin of Species'

The Cambridge Companion to the 'Origin of Species'
Author: Michael Ruse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0521870798

This Companion commemorates the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species and examines its main arguments. Drawing on the expertise of leading authorities in the field, it also provides the contexts - religious, social, political, literary, and philosophical - in which the Origin was written.

Debating Design

Debating Design
Author: William A. Dembski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2004-07-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781139459617

In this book, first published in 2004, William Dembski, Michael Ruse, and other prominent philosophers provide a comprehensive balanced overview of the debate concerning biological origins - a controversial dialectic since Darwin published The Origin of Species in 1859. Invariably, the source of controversy has been 'design'. Is the appearance of design in organisms (as exhibited in their functional complexity) the result of purely natural forces acting without prevision or teleology? Or, does the appearance of design signify genuine prevision and teleology, and, if so, is that design empirically detectable and thus open to scientific inquiry? Four main positions have emerged in response to these questions: Darwinism, self-organisation, theistic evolution, and intelligent design. The contributors to this volume define their respective positions in an accessible style, inviting readers to draw their own conclusions. Two introductory essays furnish a historical overview of the debate.

Why Darwin Matters

Why Darwin Matters
Author: Michael Shermer
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1429900903

A creationist-turned-scientist demonstrates the facts of evolution and exposes Intelligent Design's real agenda Science is on the defensive. Half of Americans reject the theory of evolution and "Intelligent Design" campaigns are gaining ground. Classroom by classroom, creationism is overthrowing biology. In Why Darwin Matters, bestselling author Michael Shermer explains how the newest brand of creationism appeals to our predisposition to look for a designer behind life's complexity. Shermer decodes the scientific evidence to show that evolution is not "just a theory" and illustrates how it achieves the design of life through the bottom-up process of natural selection. Shermer, once an evangelical Christian and a creationist, argues that Intelligent Design proponents are invoking a combination of bad science, political antipathy, and flawed theology. He refutes their pseudoscientific arguments and then demonstrates why conservatives and people of faith can and should embrace evolution. He then appraises the evolutionary questions that truly need to be settled, building a powerful argument for science itself. Cutting the politics away from the facts, Why Darwin Matters is an incisive examination of what is at stake in the debate over evolution.

Darwinism and Its Discontents

Darwinism and Its Discontents
Author: Michael Ruse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2006-07-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 052182947X

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The Cambridge Companion to Darwin

The Cambridge Companion to Darwin
Author: Michael Jonathan Sessions Hodge
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 565
Release: 2009-03-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0521884756

This volume provides the reader with clear, lively and balanced introductions to the most recent scholarship on Darwin and his intellectual legacies.

Charles Darwin's Natural Selection

Charles Darwin's Natural Selection
Author: Charles Darwin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 710
Release: 1987-11-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521348072

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is unquestionably one of the chief landmarks in biology. The Origin (as it is widely known) was literally only an abstract of the manuscript Darwin had originally intended to complete and publish as the formal presentation of his views on evolution. Compared with the Origin, his original long manuscript work on Natural Selection, which is presented here and made available for the first time in printed form, has more abundant examples and illustrations of Darwin's argument, plus an extensive citation of sources.

Understanding Evolution in Darwin's "Origin"

Understanding Evolution in Darwin's
Author: Maria Elice Brzezinski Prestes
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2023-10-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3031401654

This book aims to encourage the reading of "On the Origin of Species" and to include it in the teaching of evolution. With a comprehensive overview of the development of Darwin's theory, the volume provides relevant aspects of Darwin's life and work in connection with the broader context of his time. The historical and philosophical analysis, mirrored in the socio-cultural scope, enables the diachronic reading of the text. It is built on various sources of historians and philosophers of science and sheds fresh light on them. Its uniqueness is the broad structure that covers four parts: the pre-Darwinian concepts of species changes; some key elements of Darwin's pursuit of the causes of evolution, from his voyage on Beagle to the publication of his groundbreaking work; chapter-by-chapter analysis of the "Origin"; and subsequent developments in evolutionary thought. This book is of interest to undergraduate and graduate students, scholars in history, philosophy, and sociology of science and science education, as well as the general public.