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Did Darwin Get It Right

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Author : George Sim Johnston
language : en
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing
Release Date : 1998

Did Darwin Get It Right written by George Sim Johnston and has been published by Our Sunday Visitor Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Creationism categories.

Did Darwin Get It Right? sorts out the facts about evolution by showing that Catholic belief about God's creation and scientific evidence about the origins of the universe are mutually compatible.

Did Darwin Get It Right

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Author : John Maynard Smith
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06

Did Darwin Get It Right written by John Maynard Smith and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.

Now in paperback, Did Darwin Get It Right discusses some of the hottest issues in biology today. Its author, the eminently quotable John Maynard Smith, discusses such fascinating conundrums as how life began, whether the brain works like a computer, why most animals and plants reproduce sexually, and how social behavior evolved out of the context of natural selection--a process which would seem to favor selfishness. A humorous and insightful writer, John Maynard Smith has the special ability to convey the excitement of science, its complexity and fascination, without baffling or boring his readers. In these 28 brief and accessible essays, Maynard ranges widely over such issues as science and the media, the birth of sociobiology, the evolution of animal intelligence and the limitations of evolutionary theory. For his work on the evolution of sex, Smith won the Darwin medal from the Royal Society, and he has pioneered the application of game theory to animal behavior.

Games Sex And Evolution

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Author : John Maynard Smith
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 1988

Games Sex And Evolution written by John Maynard Smith and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Mathematics categories.

Did Darwin Get It Right

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Author : John Maynard Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998-01-31

Did Darwin Get It Right written by John Maynard Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-31 with categories.

Did Darwin Write The Origin Backwards

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Author : Elliott Sober
language : en
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Release Date : 2011-03-31

Did Darwin Write The Origin Backwards written by Elliott Sober and has been published by Prometheus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-31 with Philosophy categories.

Is it accurate to label Darwin’s theory "the theory of evolution by natural selection," given that the concept of common ancestry is at least as central to Darwin’s theory? Did Darwin reject the idea that group selection causes characteristics to evolve that are good for the group though bad for the individual? How does Darwin’s discussion of God in The Origin of Species square with the common view that he is the champion of methodological naturalism? These are just some of the intriguing questions raised in this volume of interconnected philosophical essays on Darwin. The author's approach is informed by modern issues in evolutionary biology, but is sensitive to the ways in which Darwin’s outlook differed from that of many biologists today. The main topics that are the focus of the book—common ancestry, group selection, sex ratio, and naturalism—have rarely been discussed in their connection with Darwin in such penetrating detail. Author Professor Sober is the 2008 winner of the Prometheus Prize. This biennial award, established in 2006 through the American Philosophical Association, is designed "to honor a distinguished philosopher in recognition of his or her lifetime contribution to expanding the frontiers of research in philosophy and science." This insightful collection of essays will be of interest to philosophers, biologists, and laypersons seeking a deeper understanding of one of the most influential scientific theories ever propounded.

A Most Interesting Problem

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Author : Jeremy DeSilva
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2022-11-29

A Most Interesting Problem written by Jeremy DeSilva 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 2022-11-29 with Science categories.

Leading scholars take stock of Darwin's ideas about human evolution in the light of modern science In 1871, Charles Darwin published The Descent of Man, a companion to Origin of Species in which he attempted to explain human evolution, a topic he called "the highest and most interesting problem for the naturalist." A Most Interesting Problem brings together twelve world-class scholars and science communicators to investigate what Darwin got right—and what he got wrong—about the origin, history, and biological variation of humans. Edited by Jeremy DeSilva and with an introduction by acclaimed Darwin biographer Janet Browne, A Most Interesting Problem draws on the latest discoveries in fields such as genetics, paleontology, bioarchaeology, anthropology, and primatology. This compelling and accessible book tackles the very subjects Darwin explores in Descent, including the evidence for human evolution, our place in the family tree, the origins of civilization, human races, and sex differences. A Most Interesting Problem is a testament to how scientific ideas are tested and how evidence helps to structure our narratives about human origins, showing how some of Darwin's ideas have withstood more than a century of scrutiny while others have not. A Most Interesting Problem features contributions by Janet Browne, Jeremy DeSilva, Holly Dunsworth, Agustín Fuentes, Ann Gibbons, Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Brian Hare, John Hawks, Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Kristina Killgrove, Alice Roberts, and Michael J. Ryan.

From Darwin To Hitler

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Author : R. Weikart
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-09-27

From Darwin To Hitler written by R. Weikart and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-27 with History categories.

In this work, Richard Weikart explains the revolutionary impact Darwinism had on ethics and morality. He demonstrates that many leading Darwinian biologists and social thinkers in Germany believed that Darwinism overturned traditional Judeo-Christian and Enlightenment ethics, especially the view that human life is sacred. Many of these thinkers supported moral relativism, yet simultaneously exalted evolutionary 'fitness' (especially intelligence and health) to the highest arbiter of morality. Darwinism played a key role in the rise not only of eugenics, but also euthanasia, infanticide, abortion and racial extermination. This was especially important in Germany, since Hitler built his view of ethics on Darwinian principles, not on nihilism.

What Darwin Got Wrong

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Author : Jerry Fodor
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2011-02-24

What Darwin Got Wrong written by Jerry Fodor and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-24 with Science categories.

Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piatelli-Palmarini, a distinguished philosopher and scientist working in tandem, reveal major flaws at the heart of Darwinian evolutionary theory. They do not deny Darwin's status as an outstanding scientist but question the inferences he drew from his observations. Combining the results of cutting-edge work in experimental biology with crystal-clear philosophical argument they mount a devastating critique of the central tenets of Darwin's account of the origin of species. The logic underlying natural selection is the survival of the fittest under changing environmental pressure. This logic, they argue, is mistaken. They back up the claim with evidence of what actually happens in nature. This is a rare achievement - the short book that is likely to make a great deal of difference to a very large subject. What Darwin Got Wrong will be controversial. The authors' arguments will reverberate through the scientific world. At the very least they will transform the debate about evolution.

Darwin

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Author : Paul Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2012-10-11

Darwin written by Paul Johnson and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Eminent historian Paul Johnson provides a rich, succinct portrait of Charles Darwin Charles Darwin is arguably the most influential scientist of all time. His Origin of Species forever changed our concept of the world’s creation. Darwin’s revolutionary career is the perfect vehicle for historian Paul Johnson. Marked by the insightful observation, spectacular wit, and highly readable prose for which Johnson is so well regarded, Darwin brings the gentleman-scientist and his times brilliantly into focus. From Darwin’s birth into great fortune to his voyage aboard the Beagle, to the long-delayed publication of his masterpiece, Johnson delves into what made this Victorian gentleman into a visionary scientist—and into the tragic flaws that later led Darwin to support the burgeoning eugenics movement. Johnson’s many admirers as well as history and science buffs will be grateful for this superb account of Darwin and the everlasting impact of his discoveries.

Darwin S Sacred Cause

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Author : Adrian Desmond
language : en
Publisher: HMH
Release Date : 2014-11-11

Darwin S Sacred Cause written by Adrian Desmond and has been published by HMH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

An “arresting” and deeply personal portrait that “confront[s] the touchy subject of Darwin and race head on” (The New York Times Book Review). It’s difficult to overstate the profound risk Charles Darwin took in publishing his theory of evolution. How and why would a quiet, respectable gentleman, a pillar of his parish, produce one of the most radical ideas in the history of human thought? Drawing on a wealth of manuscripts, family letters, diaries, and even ships’ logs, Adrian Desmond and James Moore have restored the moral missing link to the story of Charles Darwin’s historic achievement. Nineteenth-century apologists for slavery argued that blacks and whites had originated as separate species, with whites created superior. Darwin, however, believed that the races belonged to the same human family. Slavery was therefore a sin, and abolishing it became Darwin’s sacred cause. His theory of evolution gave a common ancestor not only to all races, but to all biological life. This “masterful” book restores the missing moral core of Darwin’s evolutionary universe, providing a completely new account of how he came to his shattering theories about human origins (Publishers Weekly, starred review). It will revolutionize your view of the great naturalist. “An illuminating new book.” —Smithsonian “Compelling . . . Desmond and Moore aptly describe Darwin’s interaction with some of the thorniest social and political issues of the day.” —Wired “This exciting book is sure to create a stir.” —Janet Browne, Aramont Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University, and author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging