A Monument to Modesty
Tags: DARWIN, Charles, 1809-1882; WALLACE, Russel; SCIENTISTS; NATURAL selection; EVOLUTION (Biology)
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- THE AMAZING AND IRREPRESSIBLE CHARLES DARWIN. Waverly, M. W. // Saturday Evening Post;May/Jun1978, Vol. 250 Issue 4, p46
Profiles Charles Darwin, an English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection. Information on his passion for shooting and hunting; Impact of his voyage at the Beagle ship as an unpaid naturalist on his theories; Role of his wife Emma in translating his written...
- The Reception of Darwinism in the Nineteenth Century: A Three Part Story. LARSON, EDWARD J. // Science & Christian Belief;Apr2009, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p3
For over a century, historians and other scholars have debated the impact of 'Darwinism' on late nineteenth century biological and social thought. The general view holds that Darwinism quickly became ascendant in science and has remained so ever since. Recent scholarship points toward a more...
- Revisiting the Eclipse of Darwinism. Bowler, Peter J. // Journal of the History of Biology;Spring2005, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p19
Sums up a number of points made by Peter J. Bowler concerning the response to Darwinism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Claim that a proper understanding of the theory's impact must take account of the extend to which what are now regarded as the key aspects of Darwin's...
- The Darwinian Revolution as Viewed by a Philosophical Biologist. Ghiselin, Michael T. // Journal of the History of Biology;Spring2005, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p123
Points out that the Darwinian revolution is still in progress, and changes that are going on are reflected in the contemporary historical and philosophical literature, including that written by scientists. Development of a new ontology as a consequence of the realization that species are...
- Darwin's Champions. Balaram, P. // Current Science (00113891);2/25/2009, Vol. 96 Issue 4, p441
The author reflects on articles whose authors discredited the theory of evolution established by Charles Darwin. He notes that Darwin's ideas on biological evolution have always had opponents, although the major debates have long passed. He discusses an article by Mark Pagel, who provides some...
- Against "Revolution" and "Evolution". Hodge, Jonathan // Journal of the History of Biology;Spring2005, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p101
Argues that historians of science should abandon any notion of a Darwinian revolution and that other historiographies can be developed, especially by younger people in the years ahead. View that the historiographic themes of "evolution" and "revolution" need replacing because they perpetuate...
- We Are All Intellectual Descendants of Charles Darwin. Moore, Randy // American Biology Teacher;Feb2009, Vol. 71 Issue 2, p70
The author reflects on the impact to science, especially biology, of naturalist and author Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. The author considers how Darwin's ideas have undermined humanity's beliefs in their uniqueness. He also considers how Darwin's theory has been misapplied by Social...
- Darwin's Untimely Burial. Gould, Stephen Jay // Natural History;Oct76, Vol. 85 Issue 8, p24
Illustrates the essence of Darwinian theory of natural selection. Principles of natural selection; Analogy of natural selection with artificial selection; Assessment of independent criterion of fitness in terms of differential survival; Failure of scientist Charles Darwin to undermine his...
- Darwin's legacy in South African evolutionary biology. Johnson, S. D. // South African Journal of Science;Nov/Dec2009, Vol. 105 Issue 11/12, p403
In the two decades after publication of the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin facilitated the publication of numerous scientific papers by settler naturalists in South Africa. This helped to establish the strong tradition of natural history which has characterised evolutionary research in South...
