| Description |
1 online resource (628 pages) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Progress and Culture; 2. The Birth of Evolutionism; 3. The Nineteenth Century; From Cuvier to Owen; 4. Charles Darwin and Progress; 5. Evolution as World View; 6. The Professional Biologists; 7. Evolution Travels West; 8. British Evolutionists and Mendelian Genetics ; 9. Discipline Building in Britain; 10. The Genetics of Populations; 11. The Synthesis; 12. Professional Evolutionism; 13. Contemporary Debates; 14. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Credits; Index |
| Summary |
In interviews with today's major figures in evolutionary biology--including Stephen Jay Gould, E.O. Wilson, Ernst Mayr, and John Maynard Smith--Ruse offers an unparalleled account of evolutionary theory, from popular books to museums to the most complex theorizing, at a time when its status as science is under greater scrutiny than ever before |
| Notes |
Originally published: 1996 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-596) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology)
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Biologists -- Interviews
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution.
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Biologists
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Evolution (Biology)
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| Genre/Form |
Interviews
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780674042995 |
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0674042999 |
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9780674582200 |
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0674582209 |
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0674032489 |
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9780674032484 |
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