{"product_id":"evolution-the-history-of-an-idea-20th-anniversary-edition-with-a-new-preface-9780520261280","title":"Evolution  The History of An Idea  20th","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescribes the development and impact of some of the most controversial of scientific theories. This book examines scholarship and trends within the study of evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An up-to-date yet accessible introduction for the non-expert on the intellectual history of evolution and evolutionism.\" * American Journal of Psychology *\u003cbr\u003e\"Clarity of purpose and powers of organization shine forth from every page.\" * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e\"A rih and energetic survey of the history of evolutionary thought.\" * Journal of the History of Medicine *\u003cbr\u003e\"This new edition makes an already excellent book even better.\" * Quarterly Review of Biology *\u003cbr\u003e\"Combines skilled historical research with superior writing . . . synthesizing the complex, often emotion-filled strands of evolutionary theory into a noteworthy, updated whole.\" * Science Teacher *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. THE IDEA OF EVOLUTION: ITS SCOPE AND IMPLICATIONS\u003cbr\u003e The Old Worldview and the New\u003cbr\u003e The Possibilities of Change\u003cbr\u003e The Nature of Science\u003cbr\u003e The Historian's Problems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. THE PRE-EVOLUTIONARY WORLDVIEW\u003cbr\u003e Human History\u003cbr\u003e Theories of the Earth\u003cbr\u003e The Meaning of Fossils\u003cbr\u003e Natural Theology\u003cbr\u003e The New Natural History\u003cbr\u003e The Problem of Generation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. EVOLUTION IN THE ENLIGHTENMENT\u003cbr\u003e Human Nature\u003cbr\u003e The Origin of Society\u003cbr\u003e The History of the Earth\u003cbr\u003e The Chain of Being\u003cbr\u003e The New Classification\u003cbr\u003e The New Theories of Generation\u003cbr\u003e The Materialists\u003cbr\u003e The First Transmutationists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4· NATURE AND SOCIETY, 1800-1859\u003cbr\u003e The Invention of Progress\u003cbr\u003e The Framrwork of Science\u003cbr\u003e Georges Cuvier: Fossils and the History of Life\u003cbr\u003e Catastrophism and Natural Theology in Britain\u003cbr\u003e The Philosophical Naturalists\u003cbr\u003e Radical Science\u003cbr\u003e The Principle of Uniformity\u003cbr\u003e The Vestiges of Creation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5· THE DEVELOPMENT OF DARWIN'S THEORY\u003cbr\u003e Darwin's Early Career\u003cbr\u003e The Crucial Years: 1836-1839\u003cbr\u003e Development of the Theory, 1840-1859\u003cbr\u003e Wallace and Publication of the Theory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. TiHE RECEPTION OF DARWIN'S THEORY\u003cbr\u003e The Foundations of Darwinism\u003cbr\u003e The Scientific Debate\u003cbr\u003e Darwinism and Design\u003cbr\u003e Human Origins\u003cbr\u003e Evolution and Progress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7· THE ECLIPSE Of DARWINISM:\u003cbr\u003e SCIENTIFIC EVOLUTIONISM, 1875-1925\u003cbr\u003e Reconstructing the History of Life\u003cbr\u003e The Age of the Earth\u003cbr\u003e Neo-Lamarckism\u003cbr\u003e Orthogenesis\u003cbr\u003e Neo-Darwinism\u003cbr\u003e Mendelism and the Mutation Theory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. EVOLUTION, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE, 1875-1925\u003cbr\u003e The Missing Link\u003cbr\u003e The Origins of Culture and Society\u003cbr\u003e Evolution and Race\u003cbr\u003e Social EcJOlutionism\u003cbr\u003e Biological Determinism\u003cbr\u003e Neo-Lamarckism and Society\u003cbr\u003e Evolution and Philosophy\u003cbr\u003e Evolution and Religion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9· THE EVOLUTIONARY SYNTHESIS\u003cbr\u003e Population Genetics\u003cbr\u003e The Modern Synthesis\u003cbr\u003e The Origin of Life\u003cbr\u003e Wider Implications of the Synthesis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1O. MODERN DEBATES AND DEVELOPMENTS\u003cbr\u003e The History of Life\u003cbr\u003e Human Origins\u003cbr\u003e Sociobiology and Ultra-Darwinism\u003cbr\u003e Opponents of Ultra- Darwinism\u003cbr\u003e Anti-Darwinians\u003cbr\u003e Darwinism not Scientific?\u003cbr\u003e Creationism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402840875351,"sku":"9780520261280","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520261280.jpg?v=1730481657","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/evolution-the-history-of-an-idea-20th-anniversary-edition-with-a-new-preface-9780520261280","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}