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Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

No Rebel, Great Revolutionary
Michael Ruse, Florida State University
November 2024
Paperback
9781009438940
$29.99
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    Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was one of the most significant revolutions in the history of science. Widely debated after the publication of the Origin of Species in 1859, it continues to be controversial.  In this volume, Michael Ruse offers the definitive history of the theory of evolution through natural selection. Tracing Darwin's intellectual journey and experiences that lead him to his novel insights, Ruse explores his scientific contributions as well as their relationship to philosophical issues and religious implications, as well as being both inspiration and challenge to novelists and poets. He also shows how the Darwin's ideas continue to have contemporary relevance, as they shed light on social issues and problems, such as race, sexual orientation and the connections between Darwin's thinking to that of Sigmund Freud, and the status of women, including the possibility and desirability of social change. Written in an engaging, non-technical style, Ruse's volume serves as an ideal introduction to the ideas of one of the key figures in the history of modern science.

    • This book is interdisciplinary to its very core and covers topics from the following fields: philosophy, history, biology, religion, literature
    • The book is written in a user-friendly style
    • This book examines the most relevant issues today, including immigration, race, homosexuality, and the status of women

    Product details

    November 2024
    Paperback
    9781009438940
    252 pages
    228 × 151 × 15 mm
    0.37kg
    Not yet published - available from June 2025

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Beginnings
    • 2. Charles Robert Darwin
    • 3. The Origin of Species
    • 4. Evolution in the nineteenth century
    • 5. Evolution in the twentieth century
    • 6. Normal science
    • 7. Philosophy
    • 8. Religion
    • 9. Literature
    • 10. Social issues.
      Author
    • Michael Ruse , Florida State University

      Michael Ruse is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy, University of Guelph in Canada. A scholar of Charles Darwin and the revolution associated with his name, he taught philosophy for fifty-five years, first in Canada and then in the United State. He is the author and editor of over seventy books, founder of journal Biology and Philosophy, a Guggenheim fellow, a Gifford Lecturer, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.