Monad to Man: The Concept of Progress in Evolutionary BiologyIn interviews with today's major figures in evolutionary biology--including Stephen Jay Gould, E. O. Wilson, Ernst Mayr, and John Maynard Smith--Ruse offers an unparalleled account of evolutionary theory, from popular books to museums to the most complex theorizing, at a time when its status as science is under greater scrutiny than ever before. |
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Contents
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4 Charles Darwin and Progress | 136 |
5 Evolution as World View | 178 |
6 The Professional Biologists | 205 |
7 Evolution Travels West | 244 |
10 The Genetics of Populations | 362 |
11 The Synthesis | 410 |
12 Professional Evolutionism | 456 |
13 Contemporary Debates | 485 |
14 Conclusion | 526 |
Notes | 541 |
Bibliography | 549 |
Credits | 597 |
8 British Evolutionists and Mendelian Genetics | 285 |
9 Discipline Building in Britian | 321 |
Index | 601 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Monad to Man: The Concept of Progress in Evolutionary Biology |
| Author | Michael Ruse |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0674042999, 9780674042995 |
| Length | 640 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / History Science / Life Sciences / Evolution Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects |
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