The Cambridge companion to Darwin

Jonathan Hodge, Gregory Radick

498 pages, parution le 19/05/2003

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Résumé

The naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin (1809-82) ranks as one of the most influential scientific thinkers of all time. In the nineteenth century his ideas about the history and diversity of life - including the evolutionary origin of humankind - contributed to major changes in the sciences, philosophy, social thought and religious belief.

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

A distinguished team of contributors examines Darwin's main scientific ideas and their development; Darwin's science in the context of its times; the influence of Darwinian thought in recent philosophical, social and religious debate; and the importance of Darwinian thought for the future of naturalist philosophy. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Darwin currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Darwin.

Contents

Introduction

Darwin's Theorising

The making of a philosophical naturalist
The notebook programmes and projects of Darwin's London years
Darwin on generation, pangenesis and sexual selection
Darwin on mind, morals and emotions
The arguments in the Origin of Species

Historical Contexts

Is the theory of natural selection independent of its history?
Darwin's science and Victorian philosophy of science
Darwin and Victorian Christianity
Darwin, social Darwinism and eugenics
From Darwin to today in evolutionary biology

Philosophical Themes

Metaphysical and epistemological issues in modern Darwinian theory
Darwinian concepts in the philosophy of mind
Darwinism in moral philosophy and social theory
Belief in God in a Darwinian age

Ways Forward

In Darwin's wake, where am I?
Ethical expressions: why moralists scowl, frown and smile
Giving Darwin his due

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Jonathan Hodge, Gregory Radick
Parution	19/05/2003
Nb. de pages	498
Format	15,2 x 22,7
Couverture	Broché
Poids	780g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521777308
ISBN13	978-0-521-77730-8