Author: Jonathan Miller
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
ISBN: 1848319703
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Progress in genetics today would not be possible without Darwin's revolution, but the mysterious man who laid the rational basis for undermining belief in God's creation was remarkable timid. He spent most of his life in seclusion; a semi-invalid, riddled with doubts, fearing the controversy his theories might unleash. In this brilliantly lucid book - a classic originally published in 1982 - Jonathan Miller unravels Darwin's life and his contribution to biology, and traces the path from his scientific predecessors to the later modifications that his own evolutionary theories required. Introducing Darwin brings alive the difficult progress from pre-Darwinian thinking to modern genetics and the devastatingly important impact of one man on our fundamental understanding of biology, life and ourselves.
Darwin for Beginners
Author: Jonathan Miller
Publisher: El Ateneo
ISBN: 9781874166016
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Unravelling Darwin's life and contribution to biology, this book traces the path from his scientific predecessors to the later modifications that his own evolutionary theories required. It provides a clear historical perspective on the progress from pre-Darwinian biology to modern genetics.
Publisher: El Ateneo
ISBN: 9781874166016
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Unravelling Darwin's life and contribution to biology, this book traces the path from his scientific predecessors to the later modifications that his own evolutionary theories required. It provides a clear historical perspective on the progress from pre-Darwinian biology to modern genetics.
Darwin: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Jonathan Howard
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0192854542
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when The Origin of Species was published in 1859. Arguments still rage about the implications of his evolutionary theory, and scepticism about the value of Darwin's contribution to knowledge is widespread. In this analysis of Darwin's major insights and arguments, Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern biology. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0192854542
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when The Origin of Species was published in 1859. Arguments still rage about the implications of his evolutionary theory, and scepticism about the value of Darwin's contribution to knowledge is widespread. In this analysis of Darwin's major insights and arguments, Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern biology. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Darwin
Author: Alice B. McGinty
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618995318
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Highly respected in the field, Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Dog and Cat is the complete resource for developing the knowledge and skills you need for clinical laboratory diagnostics. Detailed illustrations and descriptions of cytologic and hematologic samples allow you to diagnose both common and uncommon diseases in dogs and cats. Microscopic evaluation techniques and interpretation guidelines for organ tissue, blood, and other body fluid specimens give you a basic understanding of sample collection and specimen preparation. In addition, algorithms are generously distributed throughout the text, helping you evaluate various cytologic preparations.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618995318
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Highly respected in the field, Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Dog and Cat is the complete resource for developing the knowledge and skills you need for clinical laboratory diagnostics. Detailed illustrations and descriptions of cytologic and hematologic samples allow you to diagnose both common and uncommon diseases in dogs and cats. Microscopic evaluation techniques and interpretation guidelines for organ tissue, blood, and other body fluid specimens give you a basic understanding of sample collection and specimen preparation. In addition, algorithms are generously distributed throughout the text, helping you evaluate various cytologic preparations.
From Darwin to Hitler
Author: R. Weikart
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137109866
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
In this work, Richard Weikart explains the revolutionary impact Darwinism had on ethics and morality. He demonstrates that many leading Darwinian biologists and social thinkers in Germany believed that Darwinism overturned traditional Judeo-Christian and Enlightenment ethics, especially the view that human life is sacred. Many of these thinkers supported moral relativism, yet simultaneously exalted evolutionary 'fitness' (especially intelligence and health) to the highest arbiter of morality. Darwinism played a key role in the rise not only of eugenics, but also euthanasia, infanticide, abortion and racial extermination. This was especially important in Germany, since Hitler built his view of ethics on Darwinian principles, not on nihilism.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137109866
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
In this work, Richard Weikart explains the revolutionary impact Darwinism had on ethics and morality. He demonstrates that many leading Darwinian biologists and social thinkers in Germany believed that Darwinism overturned traditional Judeo-Christian and Enlightenment ethics, especially the view that human life is sacred. Many of these thinkers supported moral relativism, yet simultaneously exalted evolutionary 'fitness' (especially intelligence and health) to the highest arbiter of morality. Darwinism played a key role in the rise not only of eugenics, but also euthanasia, infanticide, abortion and racial extermination. This was especially important in Germany, since Hitler built his view of ethics on Darwinian principles, not on nihilism.
Introducing Darwin and Evolution
Author: Jonathan Miller
Publisher: Icon Books Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
In this guide, Jonathan Miller unravels Darwin's life and contribution to biology, and traces the path from his scientific predecessors to the later modifications that his own evolutionary theories required.
Publisher: Icon Books Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
In this guide, Jonathan Miller unravels Darwin's life and contribution to biology, and traces the path from his scientific predecessors to the later modifications that his own evolutionary theories required.
Darwin's DNA: An Illustrated Introduction to Evolutionary Philosophy
Author: Andrea Diem-Lane
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 132982377X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
This is an illustrated version (replete with black and white pictures and graphs) of Dr. Andrea Diem-Lane's book, Darwin's DNA, which has been republished in a smaller paperback version entitled The DNA of Consciousness. Explores evolutionary theory and how Darwinian natural selection can help explain why consciousness developed as a virtual simulator over time. Fully illustrated.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 132982377X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
This is an illustrated version (replete with black and white pictures and graphs) of Dr. Andrea Diem-Lane's book, Darwin's DNA, which has been republished in a smaller paperback version entitled The DNA of Consciousness. Explores evolutionary theory and how Darwinian natural selection can help explain why consciousness developed as a virtual simulator over time. Fully illustrated.