The Eclipse of Darwinism

Anti-Darwinian Evolution Theories in the Decades Around 1900
Erscheinungsjahr 1992
ISBN: 978-0-8018-4391-4
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 509 g

In this pioneering study of the first major challenges to Darwinism, Peter J. Bowler examins the competing theories of evolution, identifies their intellectual origins, and describes the process by which the modern concept of evolution emerged. Describing the variety of influences that drove scientists to challenge Darwin's conclusions, Bowler reevaluates the influence of social forces on the scientific community and explors the borad philosophical, ideological, and social implications of scientific theories.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bowler, Peter J.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Preface to the Original Edition
Ackowledgments
Chapter 1. The Eclipse and Its Implications
Chapter 2. The Defense of Darwinism
Chapter 3. The Decline of Theistic Evolutionism
Chapter 4. Lamarckism
Chapter 5. Anti-Darwinism in France
Chapter 6. The American School
Chapter 7. Orthogenesis
Chapter 8. The Mutation Theory
Notes
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Bowler, Peter J.
Peter J. Bowler is reader in the history of philosophy of sceince at the Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland. His other books include The Eclipse of Darwinism: Anti-Darwinian Evolution Theories in the Decades around 1900, The Mendelian Revolution, and Theories of Human Evolution.

Peter J. Bowler is reader in the history of philosophy of sceince at the Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland. His other books include The Non-Darwinian Revolution, The Mendelian Revolution, and Theories of Human Evolution.