LEADER 04187oam 2200601 450 001 9910819722903321 005 20230124191207.0 010 $a9780199361427$b(electronic bk.) 010 $a9780199361410$b(electronic bk.) 010 $a0199361428$b(electronic bk.) 035 $a(CKB)3710000000212525 035 $a(EBL)1757319 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001287297 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12549675 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001287297 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11280043 035 $a(PQKB)10705626 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1757319 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1757319 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10900831 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL633585 035 $a(OCoLC)885123855 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000212525 100 $a20140808d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 181 $csti$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDarwin's dice $ethe idea of chance in the thought of Charles Darwin /$fCurtis Johnson 210 1$aOxford, [England] ;$aNew York, New York :$cOxford University Press,$d[2015] 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (254 pages) $cillustrations (black and white) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$aPrint version 9780199361427 019936141X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes 327 $aDarwin's Dice; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Two faces of chance; 2 Chance transport; 3 Causes and laws of variations; 4 Chance, nature, and intelligence; 5 Darwin's evolving views about chance; 6 "So-Called Spontaneous Variation"; 7 Darwin's architect metaphor; 8 Darwin's giraffes; 9 Chance and free will; 10 Chance and human morality; Appendix: The Primary Sources; Bibliography; General index; Index Nominum 330 $aFor evolutionary biologists, the concept of chance has always played a significant role in the formation of evolutionary theory. As far back as Greek antiquity, chance and ""luck"" were understood to be key factors in the evolution of the natural world. Emphasizing chance is an entire way of thinking about nature, and it is also one of the key ideas that separates Charles Darwin from other systematic biologists of his time. Studying the concept of chance in Darwin's writing reveals core ideas in his theory of evolution, as well as his reflections on design, purpose, and randomness in nature's progression over the course of history.In Darwin's Dice: The Idea of Chance in the Thought of Charles Darwin, Curtis Johnson examines Darwin's early notebooks, his collected correspondence (now in 19 volumes), and most of his published writing to trace the evolution of his ideas about chance in evolution. This proved to be one of Darwin's most controversial ideas among his reading public, so much so that it drew hostile reactions even from Darwin's scientific friends, not to mention the more general reader. The firestorm of criticism forced Darwin to forge a retreat, not in terms of removing chance from his theory--his commitment to it was unshakable--but in terms of how he chose to present his theory. Briefly, by changing his wording and by introducing metaphors and images (the stone-house metaphor, the evolution of giraffes, and others), Darwin succeeded in making his ideas seem less threatening than before without actually changing his views. Randomness remained a focal point for Darwin throughout his life. Through the lens of randomness, Johnson reveals implications of Darwin's views for religion, free will, and moral theory. Darwin's Dice presents a new way to look at Darwinist thought and the writings of Charles Darwin. 606 $aSerendipity in science 606 $aCreative ability in science 615 0$aSerendipity in science. 615 0$aCreative ability in science. 676 $a576.82 686 $aSCI027000$2bisacsh 700 $aJohnson$b Curtis N.$f1948-,$01605108 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819722903321 996 $aDarwin's dice$93930164 997 $aUNINA