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Richards Robert J (Robert John), <1942->
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Titolo: |
The tragic sense of life [[electronic resource] ] : Ernst Haeckel and the struggle over evolutionary thought / / Robert J. Richards
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Pubblicazione: | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (572 p.) |
Disciplina: | 570.92 |
B | |
Soggetto topico: | Biologists - Germany |
Zoologists - Germany | |
Evolution (Biology) - History | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-540) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Formation of a Romantic Biologist -- 3. Research in Italy and Conversion to Darwinism -- 4. Triumph and Tragedy at Jena -- 5. Evolutionary Morphology in the Darwinian Mode -- 6. Travel to England and the Canary Islands: Experimental Justifi cation of Evolution -- 7. The Popular Presentation of Evolution -- 8. The Rage of the Critics -- 9. The Religious Response to Evolutionism: Ants, Embryos, and Jesuits -- 10. Love in a Time of War -- 11. Conclusion: The Tragic Sense of Ernst Haeckel -- Appendix 1: A Brief History of Morphology -- Appendix 2: The Moral Grammar of Narratives in the History of Biology-the Case of Haeckel and Nazi Biology -- Bibliography -- Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Prior to the First World War, more people learned of evolutionary theory from the voluminous writings of Charles Darwin's foremost champion in Germany, Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919), than from any other source, including the writings of Darwin himself. But, with detractors ranging from paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould to modern-day creationists and advocates of intelligent design, Haeckel is better known as a divisive figure than as a pioneering biologist. Robert J. Richards's intellectual biography rehabilitates Haeckel, providing the most accurate measure of his science and art yet written, as well as a moving account of Haeckel's eventful life. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The tragic sense of life ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-281-96630-4 |
9786611966300 | |
0-226-71219-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910454118103321 |
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