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The Coming Of Evolution
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Author : John W. Judd
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-12-17
The Coming Of Evolution written by John W. Judd and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-17 with History categories.
The Coming of Evolution by John W. Judd is about evolutionary theory and how it has revolutionized science throughout history. Contents: "II. Origin of the Idea of Evolution III. The Development of the Idea of Evolution to the Inorganic World IV. The Triumph of Catastrophism over Evolution V. The Revolt of Scrope and Lyell against Catastrophism VI. The Principles of Geology VII. The Influence of Lyell's Works VIII. Early Attempts to establish the Doctrine of Evolution for the Organic World IX. Darwin and Wallace: The Theory of Natural Selection..."
The Coming Of Evolution
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Author : John Wesley Judd
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2018-05-23
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The Coming Of Evolution The Story Of A Great Revolution In Science
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Author : John Wesley Judd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
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The Coming Of Evolution
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Author : John W. Judd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-10-05
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John Wesley Judd (1840-1916) had a distinguished career, serving as both President of the Geological Society and Dean of the Royal College of Science. Before his retirement as Professor of Geology from Imperial College, he wrote this concise and accessible review of the beginnings of evolutionary theory. Judd skilfully examined the roots of an idea that, already by 1910, had profoundly influenced every branch of science and permeated the work of historians, politicians and theologians. His lively narrative introduces the key individuals, including Darwin and Lyell, who brought about this intellectual revolution. Judd analyses the principal influences that worked upon these scientists as well as the factors that permitted them to remain open to radical new views. His appreciation of the vision, courage and far-reaching impact of the work of both Lyell and Darwin, and the interplay between their ideas, is persuasively and eloquently expressed.
The Coming Of Evolution
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Author : John W. Judd
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-13
The Coming Of Evolution written by John W. Judd and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-13 with Science categories.
Excerpt from The Coming of Evolution: The Story of a Great Revolution in Science When the history of the Nineteenth Century - 'the Wonderful Century,' as it has, not inaptly, been called - comes to be written, a foremost place must be assigned to that great movement by which evolution has become the dominant factor in scientific progress, while its influence has been felt in every sphere of human speculation and effort. At the beginning of the Century, the few who ventured to entertain evolutionary ideas were regarded by their scientific contemporaries, as wild visionaries or harmless "cranks" - by the world at large, as ignorant 'quacks' or designing atheists At the end of the Century, evolution had not only become the guiding principle of naturalists, but had profoundly influenced every branch of physical science; at the same time, suggesting new trains of thought and permeating the language of philologists, historians, sociologists, politicians and even of theologians. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Coming Of Evolution
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Author : John W. Judd
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-02-16
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When the history of the Nineteenth Century--'the Wonderful Century, ' as it has, not inaptly, been called--comes to be written, a foremost place must be assigned to that great movement by which evolution has become the dominant factor in scientific progress, while its influence has been felt in every sphere of human speculation and effort. At the beginning of the Century, the few who ventured to entertain evolutionary ideas were regarded by their scientific contemporaries, as wild visionaries or harmless 'cranks'--by the world at large, as ignorant 'quacks' or 'designing atheists.
The Coming Of Evolution
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Author : John Judd
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-07-13
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When the history of the Nineteenth Century-'the Wonderful Century, ' as it has, not inaptly, been called-comes to be written, a foremost place must be assigned to that great movement by which evolution has become the dominant factor in scientific progress, while its influence has been felt in every sphere of human speculation and effort. At the beginning of the Century, the few who ventured to entertain evolutionary ideas were regarded by their scientific contemporaries, as wild visionaries or harmless 'cranks'-by the world at large, as ignorant 'quacks' or 'designing atheists.' At the end of the Century, evolution had not only become the guiding principle of naturalists, but had profoundly influenced every branch of physical science; at the same time, suggesting new trains of thought and permeating the language of philologists, historians, sociologists, politicians-and even of theologians. How has this revolution in thought-the greatest which has occurred in modern times-been brought about? What manner of men were they who were the leaders in this great movement? What the influences that led them to discard the old views and adopt new ones? And, under what circumstances were they able to produce the works which so profoundly affected the opinions of the day? These are the questions with which I propose to deal in the following pages. It has been my own rare good fortune to have enjoyed the friendship of all the great leaders in this important movement-of Huxley, Hooker, Scrope, Wallace, Lyell and Darwin-and, with some of them, I was long on terms of affectionate intimacy. From their own lips I have learned of incidents, and listened to anecdotes, bearing on the events of a memorable past. Would that I could hope to bring before my readers, in all their nobility, a vivid picture of the characteristics of the men to whom science and the world owe so much! For it is not only by their intellectual greatness that we are impressed. Every man of science is proud, and justly proud, of the grandeur of character, the unexampled generosity, the modesty and simplicity which distinguished these pioneers in a great cause. It is unfortunately true, that the votaries of science-like the cultivators of art and literature-have sometimes so far forgotten their high vocation, as to have been more careful about the priority of their personal claims than of the purity of their own motives-they have sometimes, it must be sadly admitted, allowed self-interest to obscure the interests of science. But in the story we have to relate there are no 'regrettable incidents' to be deplored; never has there occurred any event that marred the harmony in this band of fellow-workers, striving towards a great ideal. So noble, indeed, was the great central figure-Charles Darwin-that his senior Lyell and all his juniors were bound to him by the strongest ties of admiration, respect and affection; while he, in his graceful modesty, thought more of them than of himself, of the results of their labours rather than of his own great achievement. It is not, as sometimes suggested, the striking out of new ideas which is of the greatest importance in the history of science, but rather the accumulation of observations and experiments, the reasonings based upon these, and the writings in which facts and reasonings are presented to the world-by which a merely suggestive hypothesis becomes a vivifying theory-that really count in making history. Talking with Matthew Arnold in 1871, he laughingly remarked to me 'I cannot understand why you scientific people make such a fuss about Darwin. Why it's all in Lucretius!' On my replying, 'Yes! Lucretius guessed what Darwin proved, ' he mischievously rejoined 'Ah! that only shows how much greater Lucretius really was, -for he divined a truth, which Darwin spent a life of labour in groping for.'
The Coming And Evolution Of Life
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Author : Henry Edward Crampton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
The Coming And Evolution Of Life written by Henry Edward Crampton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Biology categories.
Evolution S Edge
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Author : Graeme Taylor
language : en
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Release Date : 2009-03-01
Evolution S Edge written by Graeme Taylor and has been published by New Society Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-01 with Science categories.
The brink of catastrophe or the edge of evolution? The choice is ours.
Darwin And Design
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Author : Michael RUSE
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-30
Darwin And Design written by Michael RUSE and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with Science categories.
The intricate forms of living things bespeak design, and thus a creator: nearly 150 years after Darwin's theory of natural selection called this argument into question, we still speak of life in terms of design--the function of the eye, the purpose of the webbed foot, the design of the fins. Why is the "argument from design" so tenacious, and does Darwinism--itself still evolving after all these years--necessarily undo it? The definitive work on these contentious questions, Darwin and Design surveys the argument from design from its introduction by the Greeks, through the coming of Darwinism, down to the present day. In clear, non-technical language Michael Ruse, a well-known authority on the history and philosophy of Darwinism, offers a full and fair assessment of the status of the argument from design in light of both the advances of modern evolutionary biology and the thinking of today's philosophers--with special attention given to the supporters and critics of "intelligent design." The first comprehensive history and exposition of Western thought about design in the natural world, this important work suggests directions for our thinking as we move into the twenty-first century. A thoroughgoing guide to a perennially controversial issue, the book makes its own substantial contribution to the ongoing debate about the relationship between science and religion, and between evolution and its religious critics. Table of Contents: Preface Introduction 1. Two Thousand Years of Design 2. Paley and Kant Fight Back 3. Sowing the Seeds of Evolution 4. A Plurality of Problems 5. Charles Darwin 6. A Subject Too Profound 7. Darwinian against Darwinian 8. The Century of Evolutionism 9. Adaptation in Action 10. Theory and Test 11. Formalism Redux 12. From Function to Design 13. Design as Metaphor 14. Natural Theology Evolves 15. Turning Back the Clock Sources and Suggested Reading Illustration Credits Acknowledgments Index Reviews of this book: Ruse examines the concept of 'design' in nature, explaining why it still remains a strong influence despite the scientific revolution, and historically, how it dominated Western thought from ancient Greece (Plato) to the advent and predominance of Christianity...A rich and compelling book. --J. S. Schwartz, Choice Reviews of this book: Anyone who is interested in the 'science wars' controversy or the history of evolutionary thought will find this book fascinating and rewarding. The prose is masterfill--relaxed, colloquial, rich in information, and suffused with flashes of malicious wit and delicious historical tidbits. --Matt Cartmill, Reports of the National Center for Science Education Reviews of this book: To anyone interested in the evolution of evolution, I recommend this book. --John Tyler Bonner, Natural History Reviews of this book: This has to be the best of Ruse's many books, and it is hard to imagine how a better one could be written on this subject. With an understanding erudition spiced with good-natured wit and occasional sly ribaldry, Ruse moves easily and assuredly among biology, philosophy, history, and theology. --Robert T. Pennock, Science Reviews of this book: Michael Ruse's latest book, Darwin and Design, is an intellectual history of the design argument and its Darwinian solution...His story is a fascinating one, enlivened especially by his accounts of various imaginative attempts before Darwin to solve the design problem without recourse to a deity. --Daniel W. McShea, American Scientist