Nature and Man's FateWho will bell the cat? Belling the cat; Darwinism, deity and process; Is evolution progress? Attacks from all sides; Heredity: fate's lottery; Genes and personal decisions; Genes and the acceptance of others; Mutation and sex generators of variety; Eugenics: Is man part of nature? Liberalism and the spectre of competition; New dimensions of evolution; In praise of waste. |
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Who Will Bell the Cat? | 3 |
Belling the Cat | 20 |
Darwinism Deity and Process | 47 |
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