Darwin and Modern Science: Essays in Commemoration of the Centenary of the Birth of Charles Darwin and of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication . Collection - Darwin, Evolution and Genetics)

Seward, A

ISBN 10: 1108004350 / ISBN 13: 9781108004350

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2009

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A 1909 retrospective of Darwin's work and its profound impact by some of the most eminent scholars of the time. Editor(s): Seward, A. C. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Darwin, Evolution and Genetics. Num Pages: 628 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 870. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Darwin and Modern Science: Essays in Commemoration of the Centenary of the Birth of Charles Darwin and of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication . Collection - Darwin, Evolution and Genetics)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108004350
• ISBN 13: 9781108004350
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Cambridge Philosophical Society collected this series of essays in commemoration of the centenary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of Species. Aiming to be accessible to the 'educated layman', the eminent contributors reviewed the impact of Darwin's ideas in many spheres. They addressed contemporary (1909) attitudes, Darwin's theories and their far-reaching implications, and the progress of new lines of research that had emerged from them. The diversity of views among biologists regarding both the origin of species and the best directions for further research is clearly evident. In his work, Darwin had sought only the truth, writing 'Absolute accuracy is the hardest merit to attain, and the highest merit. Any deviation is ruin.' However dramatic the controversies he stirred, what shines from these essays is profound admiration for both Darwin's intellect and the quality of his character.

Book Description

Leading scholars from a wide range of disciplines addressed the 'educated layman' in reviewing contemporary (1909) attitudes towards the work of Charles Darwin and its far-reaching consequences in this first-centenary volume. The diversity of views among them regarding both evolution and directions for further research is clearly evident.