Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 380 g
Rethinking Lamarckism 1860-1900
Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 380 g
ISBN: 978-0-367-60155-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
This book provides new insight into a fascinating but often misunderstood writer, Samuel Butler. It offers a much-needed reappraisal of Butler's work and shows how Lamarckian ideas pervaded the whole of Butler's wide-ranging ouevre, and not merely his evolutionary theory.
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Introduction 1. The Origins of Butler's Lamarckism 2. The Attack on Darwin and Professional Science 3. The Evolution of Butler's Epistemology 4. Anti-Academicism and Lamarckian Aesthetics 5. Towards a Posthumous Life 6. Conclusion




