The Seductions Of Darwin
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The Seductions Of Darwin
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Author : Matthew Rampley
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2017-01-05
The Seductions Of Darwin written by Matthew Rampley and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-05 with Art categories.
The surge of evolutionary and neurological analyses of art and its effects raises questions of how art, culture, and the biological sciences influence one another, and what we gain in applying scientific methods to the interpretation of artwork. In this insightful book, Matthew Rampley addresses these questions by exploring key areas where Darwinism, neuroscience, and art history intersect. Taking a scientific approach to understanding art has led to novel and provocative ideas about its origins, the basis of aesthetic experience, and the nature of research into art and the humanities. Rampley’s inquiry examines models of artistic development, the theories and development of aesthetic response, and ideas about brain processes underlying creative work. He considers the validity of the arguments put forward by advocates of evolutionary and neuroscientific analysis, as well as its value as a way of understanding art and culture. With the goal of bridging the divide between science and culture, Rampley advocates for wider recognition of the human motivations that drive inquiry of all types, and he argues that our engagement with art can never be encapsulated in a single notion of scientific knowledge. Engaging and compelling, The Seductions of Darwin is a rewarding look at the identity and development of art history and its complicated ties to the world of scientific thought.
Darwin S Dangerous Idea
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Author : Daniel C. Dennett
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-07-01
Darwin S Dangerous Idea written by Daniel C. Dennett and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with Science categories.
In a book that is both groundbreaking and accessible, Daniel C. Dennett, whom Chet Raymo of The Boston Globe calls "one of the most provocative thinkers on the planet," focuses his unerringly logical mind on the theory of natural selection, showing how Darwin's great idea transforms and illuminates our traditional view of humanity's place in the universe. Dennett vividly describes the theory itself and then extends Darwin's vision with impeccable arguments to their often surprising conclusions, challenging the views of some of the most famous scientists of our day.
The Literary And Cultural Reception Of Charles Darwin In Europe
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Author : Thomas F. Glick
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-05-22
The Literary And Cultural Reception Of Charles Darwin In Europe written by Thomas F. Glick and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
Beyond his pivotal place in the history of scientific thought, Charles Darwin's writings and his theory of evolution by natural selection have also had a profound impact on art and culture and continue to do so to this day. The Literary and Cultural Reception of Charles Darwin in Europe is a comprehensive survey of this enduring cultural impact throughout the continent. With chapters written by leading international scholars that explore how literary writers and popular culture responded to Darwin's thought, the book also includes an extensive timeline of his cultural reception in Europe and bibliographies of major translations in each country.
Victorian Science And Imagery
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Author : Nancy Rose Marshall
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Release Date : 2021-07-27
Victorian Science And Imagery written by Nancy Rose Marshall and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-27 with Science categories.
The nineteenth century was a period of science and imagery: when scientific theories and discoveries challenged longstanding boundaries between animal, plant, and human, and when art and visual culture produced new notions about the place of the human in the natural world. Just as scientists relied on graphic representation to conceptualize their ideas, artists moved seamlessly between scientific debate and creative expression to support or contradict popular scientific theories—such as Darwin’s theory of evolution and sexual selection—deliberately drawing on concepts in ways that allowed them to refute popular claims or disrupt conventional knowledges. Focusing on the close kinship between the arts and sciences during the Victorian period, the art historians contributing to this volume reveal the unique ways in which nineteenth-century British and American visual culture participated in making science, and in which science informed art at a crucial moment in the history of the development of the modern world. Together, they explore topics in geology, meteorology, medicine, anatomy, evolution, and zoology, as well as a range of media from photography to oil painting. They remind us that science and art are not tightly compartmentalized, separate influences. Rather, these are fields that share forms, manifest as waves, layers, lines, or geometries; that invest in the idea of the evolution of form; and that generate surprisingly kindred responses, such as pain, pleasure, empathy, and sympathy.
Getting Darwin Wrong
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Author : Brendan Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2013-07-24
Getting Darwin Wrong written by Brendan Wallace and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-24 with Psychology categories.
Brendan Wallace, with a background in psychology, demonstrates that the key claims of Evolutionary Psychology (EP), popularised by Steven Pinker and others, are based on the 'brain is a digital computer' argument. He then argues that as we now know this model of the brain will not work, therefore EP won't work either, since it is based on a fallacious view of the mind/brain. The book, which is written in a reader friendly but rigorous style, is a timely assault on one of the most fashionable philosophies of mind currently 'out there'.
Charles Darwin
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Author : E. Janet Browne
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2003-10-05
Charles Darwin written by E. Janet Browne and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Traces the life of the great British scientist, describes his travels as a naturalist, and traces the development of his theories.
Reading Darwin In Arabic 1860 1950
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Author : Marwa Elshakry
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2014-01-06
Reading Darwin In Arabic 1860 1950 written by Marwa Elshakry and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-06 with Science categories.
In Reading Darwin in Arabic, Marwa Elshakry questions current ideas about Islam, science, and secularism by exploring the ways in which Darwin was read in Arabic from the late 1860s to the mid-twentieth century. Borrowing from translation and reading studies and weaving together the history of science with intellectual history, she explores Darwin’s global appeal from the perspective of several generations of Arabic readers and shows how Darwin’s writings helped alter the social and epistemological landscape of the Arab learned classes. Providing a close textual, political, and institutional analysis of the tremendous interest in Darwin’s ideas and other works on evolution, Elshakry shows how, in an age of massive regional and international political upheaval, these readings were suffused with the anxieties of empire and civilizational decline. The politics of evolution infiltrated Arabic discussions of pedagogy, progress, and the very sense of history. They also led to a literary and conceptual transformation of notions of science and religion themselves. Darwin thus became a vehicle for discussing scriptural exegesis, the conditions of belief, and cosmological views more broadly. The book also acquaints readers with Muslim and Christian intellectuals, bureaucrats, and theologians, and concludes by exploring Darwin’s waning influence on public and intellectual life in the Arab world after World War I. Reading Darwin in Arabic is an engaging and powerfully argued reconceptualization of the intellectual and political history of the Middle East.
Cognitive Sciences And Medieval Studies
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Author : Juliana Dresvina
language : en
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Release Date : 2020-11-01
Cognitive Sciences And Medieval Studies written by Juliana Dresvina and has been published by University of Wales Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-01 with History categories.
With the rapid development of the cognitive sciences and their importance to how we contemplate questions about the mind and society, recent research in the humanities has been characterised by a ‘cognitive turn’. For their part, the humanities play an important role in forming popular ideas of the human mind and in analysing the way cognitive, psychological and emotional phenomena are experienced in time and space. This collection aims to inspire medievalists and other scholars within the humanities to engage with the tools and investigative methodologies deriving from cognitive sciences. Contributors explore topics including medieval and modern philosophy of mind, the psychology of religion, the history of psychological medicine and the re-emergence of the body in cognition. What is the value of mapping how neurons fire when engaging with literature and art? How can we understand psychological stress as a historically specific phenomenon? What can medieval mystics teach us about contemplation and cognition?
The Comparative Reception Of Darwinism
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Author : Thomas F. Glick
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1988-09-24
The Comparative Reception Of Darwinism written by Thomas F. Glick and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-09-24 with Science categories.
'The majority of the chapters deal with the reception accorded Darwin's work in specific countries: England, the United States, Germany, France, Russia, the Netherlands, Spain, Mexico, and the Arab countries. Several chapters, however, also investigate the response to Darwinism made by specific social circles--such as social scientists in Russia and the United States
Darwin And After Darwin The Darwinian Theory 1892
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Author : George John Romanes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892
Darwin And After Darwin The Darwinian Theory 1892 written by George John Romanes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with Evolution categories.