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This book provides new insight into a fascinating but often misunderstood writer, Samuel Butler. It offers a much-needed reappraisal of Butler's work and shows how Lamarckian ideas pervaded the whole of Butler's wide-ranging ouevre, and not merely his evolutionary theory.

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Introduction 1. The Origins of Butler's Lamarckism 2. The Attack on Darwin and Professional Science 3. The Evolution of Butler's Epistemology 4. Anti-Academicism and Lamarckian Aesthetics 5. Towards a Posthumous Life 6. Conclusion

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9781909662254, 978-1909662254
      ISBN10: 1909662259
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      Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book provides new insight into a fascinating but often misunderstood writer, Samuel Butler. It offers a much-needed reappraisal of Butler's work and shows how Lamarckian ideas pervaded the whole of Butler's wide-ranging ouevre, and not merely his evolutionary theory.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1. The Origins of Butler's Lamarckism 2. The Attack on Darwin and Professional Science 3. The Evolution of Butler's Epistemology 4. Anti-Academicism and Lamarckian Aesthetics 5. Towards a Posthumous Life 6. Conclusion

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