This course provides a broad conceptual and historical introduction to scientific theories of evolution and their place in the wider culture.
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t embraces historical, scientific and anthropological/cultural perspectives grounded in relevant developments in the biological sciences since 1800 that are largely responsible for the development of the modern theory of evolution by natural selection. Students read key texts, analyze key debates (e.g. Darwinian debates in the 19th century, and the creation controversies in the 20th century) and give class presentations.
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- Introduction and Course Overview Unlimited
- The Nature and Scope of the Historical Sciences Unlimited
- Natural History and Natural Theology Unlimited
- The Birth of Historical Geology Unlimited
- Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism Unlimited
- “Victorian Sensation”—Chambers’ Vestiges Unlimited
- Voyages of Exploration, Part I: Darwin Unlimited
- Voyages of Exploration, Part II: Wallace and Bates Unlimited
- The Path to The Origin of Species Unlimited
- “Mr Darwin’s Hypotheses” Unlimited
- The Reception of Darwinism Unlimited
- The “Gospel of Evolution” in the Late–19th Century Unlimited
- The “Eclipse of Darwinism” in Biology Around 1900 Unlimited
- The Revival of Darwinism After 1900 Unlimited
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