| The Reception of Charles Darwin in Europe Contributor(s): Engels, Eve-Marie (Editor), Glick, Thomas F. (Editor), Shaffer, Elinor (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826458335 ISBN-13: 9780826458339 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $534.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: This volume covers Darwin's reception across Europe and his influence on European science and culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Science | Life Sciences - General |
| Dewey: 576.820 |
| Series: Reception of British and Irish Authors in Europe |
| Physical Information: 2.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.5" (3.15 lbs) 736 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Charles Darwin is a crucial figure in nineteenth-century science with an extensive and varied reception in different countries and disciplines. His theory had a revolutionary impact not only on biology, but also on other natural sciences and the new social sciences. The term 'Darwinism', already popular in Darwin's lifetime, ranged across many different areas and ideological aspects, and his own ideas about the implications of evolution for human cognitive, emotional, social and ethical capacities were often interpreted in a way that did not mirror his own intentions. The implications for religious, philosophical and political issues and institutions remain as momentous today as in his own time. |