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Format: 1 online resource (xii, 343 pages) : , illustrations

ISBN: 9780429467042 , 0429467044 , 9780429883453 , 0429883455 , 9780429883439 , 0429883439 , 9780429883446 , 0429883447

Series Statement: Variorum collected studies ; CS1089

Content: "Written over several decades and collected together for the first time, these richly detailed contextual studies by a leading historian of science examine the diverse ways in which cultural values and political and professional considerations impinged upon the construction, acceptance and applications of nineteenth century evolutionary theory. They include a number of interrelated analyses of the highly politicised roles of embryos and monsters in pre- and post- Darwinian evolutionary theorizing, including Darwin's; several studies of the intersection of Darwinian science and its practitioners with issues of gender, race and sexuality, featuring a pioneering contextual analysis of Darwin's theory of sexual selection; and explorations of responses to Darwinian science by notable Victorian women intellectuals, including the crusading anti-feminist and ardent Darwinian, Eliza Lynn Linton, the feminist and leading anti-vivisectionist Frances Power Cobbe, and Annie Besant, the bible-bashing, birth-control advocate who confronted Darwin's opposition to contraception at the notorious Knowlton Trial"--

Note: Part I. Romantic embryos, radical monsters, and racial others in evolutionary theorising -- "Metaphorical mystifications" : the romantic gestation of nature in British biology -- A question of property rights : Richard Owen's evolutionism reassessed -- The "moral anatomy" of Robert Knox : the interplay between biological and social thought in Victorian scientific naturalism -- A political anatomy of monsters, hopeful and otherwise : teratogeny, transcendentalism, and evolutionary theorising -- Part II. Darwinian science, good wives, the "shrieking sisterhood", suffering animals, and radical birth control -- Darwin and the descent of woman -- Huxley and woman's place in science : the "woman question" and the control of Victorian anthropology -- Redrawing the boundaries : Darwinian science and Victorian women intellectuals -- "The greatest of all possible evils to mankind" : Annie Besant vs. Darwin at the Knowlton trial and beyond.

Additional Edition: Print version: Richards, Evelleen. Ideology and evolution in nineteenth century Britain New York : Routledge, 2020. ISBN 9781138607712

Language: English

Keywords: History.

URL: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429467042

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Format: xii, 343 Seiten : , Illustrationen.

ISBN: 978-1-138-60771-2

Series Statement: Variorum collected studies series 1089

Content: "Written over several decades and collected together for the first time, these richly detailed contextual studies by a leading historian of science examine the diverse ways in which cultural values and political and professional considerations impinged upon the construction, acceptance and applications of nineteenth century evolutionary theory. They include a number of interrelated analyses of the highly politicised roles of embryos and monsters in pre- and post- Darwinian evolutionary theorizing, including Darwin's; several studies of the intersection of Darwinian science and its practitioners with issues of gender, race and sexuality, featuring a pioneering contextual analysis of Darwin's theory of sexual selection; and explorations of responses to Darwinian science by notable Victorian women intellectuals, including the crusading anti-feminist and ardent Darwinian, Eliza Lynn Linton, the feminist and leading anti-vivisectionist Frances Power Cobbe, and Annie Besant, the bible-bashing, birth-control advocate who confronted Darwin's opposition to contraception at the notorious Knowlton Trial."

Note: Part I. Romantic embryos, radical monsters, and racial others in evolutionary theorising -- "Metaphorical mystifications": the romantic gestation of nature in British biology -- A question of property rights: Richard Owen's evolutionism reassessed -- The "moral anatomy" of Robert Knox: the interplay between biological and social thought in Victorian scientific naturalism -- A political anatomy of monsters, hopeful and otherwise: teratogeny, transcendentalism, and evolutionary theorising -- Part II. Darwinian science, good wives, the "shrieking sisterhood", suffering animals, and radical birth control: Darwin and the descent of woman -- Huxley and woman's place in science: the "woman question" and the control of Victorian anthropology -- Redrawing the boundaries: Darwinian science and Victorian women intellectuals -- "The greatest of all possible evils to mankind": Annie Besant vs. Darwin at the Knowlton trial and beyond

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, ebk. ISBN 978-0-429-46704-2

Language: English

Subjects: Biology

Keywords: Evolutionstheorie ; Feminismus ; History ; Aufsatzsammlung

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (669 Seiten)

ISBN: 9780226437064 , 022643706X

Content: Darwin's concept of natural selection has been exhaustively studied, but his secondary evolutionary principle of sexual selection remains largely unexplored and misunderstood. Yet sexual selection was of great strategic importance to Darwin because it explained things that natural selection could not and offered a naturalistic, as opposed to divine, account of beauty and its perception. Only now, with 'Darwin and the Making of Sexual Selection', do we have a comprehensive and meticulously researched account of Darwin's path to its formulation - one that shows the man, rather than the myth, and examines both the social and intellectual roots of Darwin's theory. Drawing on the minutiae of his unpublished notes, annotations in his personal library, and his extensive correspondence, Evelleen Richards offers a richly detailed, multilayered history. Her fine-grained analysis comprehends the extraordinarily wide range of Darwin's sources and disentangles the complexity of theory, practice, and analogy that went into the making of sexual selection. Richards deftly explores the narrative strands of this history and vividly brings to life the chief characters involved. Twenty years in the making and a true milestone in the history of science, 'Darwin and the Making of Sexual Selection' illuminates the social and cultural contingencies of the shaping of an important if controversial biological concept

Content: Prologue: "an awful stretcher" --Beauty, brotherhood, and breeding: the origins of sexual selection.The ugly brother --Good wives --"Bliss botanic" and "cocks heroic": two Darwins in the "temple of nature" --Beauty cuts the knot --Reading the face of race --Good breeding: the art of mating --"Better than a dog anyhow" --Flirting with fashion --Development matters --"For beauty's sake": the making of sexual selection.Critical years: from pigeons to people --Putting female choice in (proper) place --The battle for beauty: Wallace versus Darwin --Writing the Descent: from bird's-eye view to masterful breeder --The post-Descent years: sexual selection in crisis, female choice at large --Epilogue: last words.

Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 601-633) and index

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780226436906

Additional Edition: ISBN 022643690X

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780226436906

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Richards, Evelleen Darwin and the making of sexual selection Chicago, Illinois ; London, [England] : The University of Chicago Press, ©2017 ISBN 9780226436906

Language: English

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Format: XII, 269 S. : Ill.

Edition: 1. publ. in the USA

ISBN: 0-312-05242-1

Language: English

Subjects: Medicine

Keywords: Krebs ; Vitamin C ; Medizin ; Forschung ; Krebs ; Vitamin C

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Format: 1 online resource (704 pages) : , illustrations

Content: Darwin's concept of natural selection has been exhaustively studied, but his secondary evolutionary principle of sexual selection remains largely unexplored and misunderstood. Yet sexual selection was of great strategic importance to Darwin because it explained things that natural selection could not and offered a naturalistic, as opposed to divine, account of beauty and its perception. Only now, with Darwin and the Making of Sexual Selection, do we have a comprehensive and meticulously researched account of Darwin's path to its formulation-one that shows the man, rather than the myth, and examines both the social and intellectual roots of Darwin's theory. Drawing on the minutiae of his unpublished notes, annotations in his personal library, and his extensive correspondence, Evelleen Richards offers a richly detailed, multilayered history. Her fine-grained analysis comprehends the extraordinarily wide range of Darwin's sources and disentangles the complexity of theory, practice, and analogy that went into the making of sexual selection. Richards deftly explores the narrative strands of this history and vividly brings to life the chief characters involved. A true milestone in the history of science, Darwin and the Making of Sexual Selection illuminates the social and cultural contingencies of the shaping of an important-if controversial-biological concept that is back in play in current evolutionary theory.

Note: Previously issued in print: 2017. , Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , List of Illustrations -- , List of Abbreviations -- , Acknowledgments -- , PROLOGUE. "An Awful Stretcher" -- , PART ONE. Beauty, Brotherhood, and Breeding: The Origins of Sexual Selection -- , ONE. The Ugly Brother -- , TWO. Good Wives -- , THREE. "Bliss Botanic" and "Cocks Heroic": Two Darwins in the "Temple of Nature" -- , FOUR. Beauty Cuts the Knot -- , FIVE. Reading the Face of Race -- , SIX. Good Breeding: The Art of Mating -- , SEVEN. "Better Than a Dog Anyhow" -- , EIGHT. Flirting with Fashion -- , NINE. Development Matters -- , PART TWO. "For Beauty's Sake": The Making of Sexual Selection -- , TEN. Critical Years: From Pigeons to People -- , ELEVEN. Putting Female Choice in (Proper) Place -- , TWELVE. The Battle for Beauty: Wallace versus Darwin -- , THIRTEEN. Writing the Descent: From Bird's- Eye View to Masterful Breeder -- , FOURTEEN. The Post- Descent Years: Sexual Selection in Crisis, Female Choice at Large -- , EPILOGUE. Last Words -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index , In English.

Additional Edition: Print version : ISBN 9780226436906

Language: English

Subjects: Philosophy

DOI: 10.7208/9780226437064