Darwinism and the Linguistic Image: Language, Race, and Natural Theology in the Nineteenth Century (New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History) - Hardcover

Alter PhD, Professor Stephen G.

 
9780801858826: Darwinism and the Linguistic Image: Language, Race, and Natural Theology in the Nineteenth Century (New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0801858828 ISBN 13: 9780801858826
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998

Synopsis

In the nineteenth century, philology -- especially comparative philology -- made impressive gains as a discipline, thus laying the foundation for the modern field of linguistics. In Darwinism and the Linguistic Image, Stephen G. Alter examines how comparative philology provided a genealogical model of language that Darwin, as well as other scientists and language scholars, used to construct rhetorical parallels with the common-descent theory of evolution.

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About the Author

Stephen G. Alter is an assistant professor of history at Gordon College in Massachusetts.

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In Darwinism and the Linguistic Image Stephen G. Alter examines how comparative philology provided a genealogical model of language that Darwin, as well as other scientists and language scholars, used to construct rhetorical parallels with the common-descent theory of evolution. He analyzes the argumentative strategy implicit in such comparisons and weights their effectiveness, both theoretically and historically. Finally, he considers the long-term consequences of this interdisciplinary parallelism, noting its profound influence in both biology and the humanities.

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Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0801858828
ISBN 13 
9780801858826
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
216