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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780960103321

Autore

Frame T. R (Thomas R.), <1962->

Titolo

Evolution in the antipodes [[electronic resource] ] : Charles Darwin and Australia / / Tom Frame

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, : UNSW Press, 2009

ISBN

1-74224-039-9

1-74223-104-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Disciplina

303.40994

576.801

Soggetti

Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy

Social Darwinism - Australia

Australia Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A UNSW Press book" -- T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-292) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Victorian England: the moment; Charles Darwin: the man; Darwin Down Under; Reflections on Australia; Evolution and Upheaval in England; Scientific Disagreement in the Antipodes; Religious Responses; Darwin and Divine; Darwin and Disbelief; Creationism and Controversy; Creationism in Australia; Intelligent Design: theory or theology?; Darwinian Determinisms and Public Discourse; Darwin's Legacy; A Personal Postscript; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Charles Darwin liked and loathed Australia. The father of evolution paid the continent a flying visit during in 1836, and was glad to put the place behind him. Yet Australia's astonishing wildlife influenced him deeply, and his revolutionary theories still resonate profoundly in Australian society. Two hundred years after Darwin's birth, at a time when evolutionary theory is facing challenges from those who believe in intelligent design, award-winning writer and Anglican bishop Tom Frame explores Darwin's life and times, and asks whether it is possible for us to believe in God and Darwin at