The Eclipse of Darwinism: Anti-Darwinian Evolution Theories in the Decades around 1900 - Hardcover

Peter J. Bowler

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9780801829321: The Eclipse of Darwinism: Anti-Darwinian Evolution Theories in the Decades around 1900
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0801829321 ISBN 13: 9780801829321
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983

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In this pioneering study of the first major challenges to Darwinism, Bowler examines the completing theories of evolution, identifies their intellectual origins, and describes the process by which the modern concept of evolution emerged.

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In this pioneering study of the first major challenges to Darwinism, Peter J. Bowler examines the competing theories of evolution, identifies their intellectual origins, and describes the process by which the modern concept of evolution emerged. Describing the variety of influences that drove scientists to challenge Darwin's conclusions, Bowler reevaluates the influence of social forces on the scientific community and explores the broad philosophical, ideological, and social implications of scientific theories.

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"Establishes the context and the necessity for reconciliation between Darwinism and the other biological subdisciplines that occurred in the years following the 1920s." -- American Scientist

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Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date
1983
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0801829321
ISBN 13 
9780801829321
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
312
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