Bibliograph

Darwin, Darwinism, and the modern world, Chandak Sengoopta

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Darwin, Darwinism, and the modern world, Chandak Sengoopta

Language

eng

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instructional materials

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Course guide includes bibliographical references

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Literary text for sound recordings

lectures speeches

Main title

Darwin, Darwinism, and the modern world

Oclc number

56760715

Responsibility statement

Chandak Sengoopta

Series statement

The Modern scholar

Summary

"This course will introduce the major themes of Darwin's works and explore their diverse, often contradictory impacts on science and society from 1859 to the present"--Container

Table Of Contents

Lecture 1. Charles Darwin: the man, his life, and his contexts, part I -- Lecture 2. Charles Darwin: the man, his life, and his contexts, part II -- Lecture 3. On the origins of the species: the fundamental arguments -- Lecture 4. On the origins of the species: the unresolved issues and the achievements -- Lecture 5. The descent of man: man's place in nature -- Lecture 6. The scientific response to Darwin -- Lecture 7. Cultural and religious debates on evolution in the Victorian era -- Lecture 8. "Social Darwinism" and the natural basis of society -- Lecture 9. Race, gender, and evolution -- Lecture 10. Evolution, language and literature -- Lecture 11. Evolution and religion -- Lecture 12. The "modern synthesis": evolution meets genetics -- Lecture 13. Eugenics: a helping hand for evolution -- Lecture 14. At century's end: fresh debates and old concerns

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