Evolution in the antipodes : Charles Darwin and Australia / / Tom Frame

• Autore: Frame T. R (Thomas R.), <1962->
• Pubblicazione: Sydney, : UNSW Press, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.40994; 576.801
• Soggetto topico: Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy; Social Darwinism - Australia
• Soggetto geografico: Australia Social life and customs
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Evolution in the antipodes
• ISBN: 1-74224-039-9; 1-74223-104-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824801803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II