Umfang:
x, 204 Seiten :
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Illustrationen.
Ausgabe:
First published
ISBN:
978-1-108-49009-2
Inhalt:
"Had everyone really heard of this in 1871? Darwin gives no clue of the identity of this man, whether it were real or imagined, a trope of scientific cruelty that was somehow already in the air, or a repetition of an anecdote on the lips of the chattering classes. As Darwin was writing, there were the first glimpses of antivivisectionist sentiment in public discourse, but nothing like an organized movement. This aside appeared in a long discussion on the evolution of sympathy, its limits, and the possibilities for its extension. Darwin's sentimental note was published without an inkling that it might have political traction. Events soon overtook him"--
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781108780087
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Boddice, Rob Humane professions New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Medizin
Mehr zum Autor:
Boddice, Rob 1977-
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