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Format: 1 online resource (640 p.)

ISBN: 9780674042995

Content: In interviews with today's major figures in evolutionary biology--including Stephen Jay Gould, E. O. Wilson, Ernst Mayr, and John Maynard Smith--Ruse offers an unparalleled account of evolutionary theory, from popular books to museums to the most complex theorizing, at a time when its status as science is under greater scrutiny than ever before.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , 1. Progress and Culture -- , 2. The Birth of Evolutionism -- , 3. The Nineteenth Century: From Cuvier to Owen -- , 4. Charles Darwin and Progress -- , 5. Evolution as World View -- , 6. The Professional Biologist -- , 7. Evolution Travels West -- , 8. British Evolutionists and Mendelian Genetics -- , 9. Discipline Building in Britain -- , 10. The Genetics of Populations -- , 11. The Synthesis -- , 12. Professional Evolutionism -- , 13. Contemporary Debates -- , 14. Conclusion -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Credits -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/9780674042995

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Format: 1 online resource (648 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 0-674-58220-9 , 0-674-04299-9

Content: In interviews with today's major figures in evolutionary biology--including Stephen Jay Gould, E. O. Wilson, Ernst Mayr, and John Maynard Smith--Ruse offers an unparalleled account of evolutionary theory, from popular books to museums to the most complex theorizing, at a time when its status as science is under greater scrutiny than ever before.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Contents ; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Progress and Culture; 2. The Birth of Evolutionism; 3. The Nineteenth Century; From Cuvier to Owen; 4. Charles Darwin and Progress; 5. Evolution as World View; 6. The Professional Biologists; 7. Evolution Travels West; 8. British Evolutionists and Mendelian Genetics ; 9. Discipline Building in Britain; 10. The Genetics of Populations; 11. The Synthesis; 12. Professional Evolutionism; 13. Contemporary Debates; 14. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Credits; Index

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-674-03248-9

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/9780674042995