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Book SynopsisThis volume not only offers an intellectual biography of one of the most important biologists and social thinkers of the twentieth century but also illuminates the development of evolutionary studies in Russia and in the West. Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900-1975), a creator of the evolutionary synthesis and the author of its first modern statement,
Trade Review"The 16 papers collected in this volume present a remarkably well-rounded portrait of one of the most important evolutionary biologists during the last century."--Science
Table of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgments A INTRODUCTION I Introduction: Theodosius Dobzhansky in Russia and America Mark B. Adams 3 Theodosius Dobzhansky: A Family Story Sophia Dobzhansky Coe 13 PART ONE: RUSSIAN ROOTS 29 Dobzhansky and Russian Entomology: The Origin of His Ideas on Species and Speciation Nikolai L. Krementsov 31 Filipchenko and Dobzhansky: Issues in Evolutionary Genetics in the 1920S Daniel A. Alexandrov 49 From the Archives: Dobzhansky in Kiev and Leningrad Mikhail B. Konashev 63 PART TWO: THE MORGAN LAB 85 Theodosius Dobzhansky, the Morgan Lab, and the Breakdown of the Naturalist/ Experimentalist Dichotomy, 1927-1947 Garland E. Allen 87 The Origin of Dobzhansky's Genetics and the Origin of Species Fly Room West: Dobzhansky, D. pseudoobscura, and Scientific Practice Robert E. Kohler 115 Dobzhansky on Evolutionary Dynamics: Some Questions about His Russian Background Richard M. Burian 129 PART THREE: THE SCIENTIFIC LEGACY 141 Dobzhansky, Waddington, and Schmalhausen: Embryology and the Modern Synthesis Scott F Gilbert 143 Theodosius Dobzhansky Remembered: Genetic Coadaptation Bruce Wallace 155 Dobzhansky, Artificial Life, and the "Larger Questions" of Evolution Charles E. Taylor 163 PART FOUR: DOBZHANSKY'S WORLDVIEW 177 The Evolutionary Worldview of Theodosius Dobzhansky Costas B. Krimbas 179 Dobzhansky and the Biology of Democracy: The Moral and Political Significance of Genetic Variation John Beatty 195 Dobzhansky in the "Nature-Nurture" Debate Diane B. Paul 219 Dobzhansky and the Problem of Progress Michael Ruse 233 Contributors 247
