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Darwin, Darwinism, and the modern world

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  • Author: Sengoopta, Chandak
    Edition: Unabridged
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    Created
    2011
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    Copyrighted
    2004
    Summary:

    In this course, University of Longon professor Chandak Sengoopta examines the major themes of Darwin's works and explores their diverse, often contradictory impacts on science and society from 1859 to the present.

    Contents:
    • Charles Darwin : the man, his life, and his contexts, part 1
    • Charles Darwin : the man, his life, and his contexts, part 2
    • On the origin of the species : the fundamental arguments
    • On the origin of the species ; the unresolved issues and the achievements
    • The descent of man : man's place in nature
    • The scientific response to Darwin
    • Cultural and religious debates on evolution in the Victorian era
    • "Social Dawinism" and the natural basis of society
    • Race, gender and evolution
    • Evolution, language and literature
    • Evolution and religion
    • The "modern synthesis" : evolution meets genetics
    • Eugenics : a helping hand for evolution
    • At century's end : fresh debates and old concerns.
    Genre:
    Biographies and autobiographies
    Subject(s): Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 | Evolution (Biology) | Human evolution
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md., Recorded Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781461814467