Charles Darwin

No Rebel, Great Revolutionary

Michael Ruse (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

252 Seiten

2024
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-43895-7 (ISBN)

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Charles Darwin's theory of evolution continues to be controversial. Offering a ground-breaking introduction to the history and plausibility of the theory, this book shows that the theory is supportive of religion and an essential guide to approaching today's most pressing social issues – immigrants, race, homosexuality, and the status of women.

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was one of the most significant revolutions in the history of science. Widely debated after the publication of the Origin of Species in 1859, it continues to be controversial. In this volume, Michael Ruse offers the definitive history of the theory of evolution through natural selection. Tracing Darwin's intellectual journey and experiences that lead him to his novel insights, Ruse explores his scientific contributions as well as their relationship to philosophical issues and religious implications, as well as being both inspiration and challenge to novelists and poets. He also shows how the Darwin's ideas continue to have contemporary relevance, as they shed light on social issues and problems, such as race, sexual orientation and the connections between Darwin's thinking to that of Sigmund Freud, and the status of women, including the possibility and desirability of social change. Written in an engaging, non-technical style, Ruse's volume serves as an ideal introduction to the ideas of one of the key figures in the history of modern science.

Michael Ruse is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy, University of Guelph in Canada. A scholar of Charles Darwin and the revolution associated with his name, he taught philosophy for fifty-five years, first in Canada and then in the United State. He is the author and editor of over seventy books, founder of journal Biology and Philosophy, a Guggenheim fellow, a Gifford Lecturer, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

1. Beginnings; 2. Charles Robert Darwin; 3. The Origin of Species; 4. Evolution in the nineteenth century; 5. Evolution in the twentieth century; 6. Normal science; 7. Philosophy; 8. Religion; 9. Literature; 10. Social issues.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.11.2024
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-009-43895-6 / 1009438956
ISBN-13	978-1-009-43895-7 / 9781009438957
Zustand	Neuware