The Cambridge Companion to DarwinMichael Jonathan Sessions Hodge, Gregory Radick Cambridge University Press, 2003 - 486 pages Pt. I.Darwin's theorising.1.The making of a philosophical naturalist /Phillip R. Sloan --2.The notebook programmes and projects of Darwin's London years /Jonathan Hodge --3.Darwin on generation, pangenesis and sexual selection /Jim Endersby --4.Darwin on mind, morals and emotions /Robert J. Richards --5.The arguments in The origin of species /C. Kenneth Waters --pt. II.Historical contexts.6.Is the theory of natural selection independent of its history? /Gregory Radick --7.Darwin's science and Victorian philosophy of science /David L. Hull --8.Darwin and Victorian Christianity /John Hedley Brooke --9.Darwin, social Darwinism and eugenics /Diane B. Paul --10.From Darwin to today in evolutionary biology /Jean Gayon --pt. III.Philosophical themes.11.Metaphysical and epistemological issues in modern Darwinian theory /Elliott Sober --12.Darwinian concepts in the philosophy of mind /Kim Sterelny --13.Darwinism in moral philosophy and social theory /Alex Rosenberg --14.Belief in God in a Darwinian age /Michael Ruse --pt. IV.Ways forward.15.In Darwin's wake, where am I? /Daniel C. Dennett --16.Ethical expressions : why moralists scowl, frown and smile /Owen Flanagan --17.Giving Darwin his due /Philip Kitcher. |
Contents
Darwins science and Victorian philosophy of science | 168 |
Darwin and Victorian Christianity | 192 |
Darwin social Darwinism and eugenics | 214 |
From Darwin to today in evolutionary biology | 240 |
Metaphysical and epistemological issues in modern Darwinian theory | 267 |
Darwinian concepts in the philosophy of mind | 288 |
Darwinism in moral philosophy and social theory | 310 |
Belief in God in a Darwinian age | 333 |
In Darwins wake where am I? | 357 |
Ethical expressions why moralists scowl frown and smile | 377 |
Giving Darwin his due | 399 |
Guide to further reading | 421 |
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