Rereading Darwin's Origin of species : the hesitations of an evolutionist / Richard G. Delisle and James Tierney.
Pubblicazione:
London : Bloomsbury academic, 2022.
Descrizione fisica:
XI, 159 p. : ill ; 24 cm
Serie:
Explorations in science and literature
Contiene:
Indice: About the authors. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: The two sides of Darwin. Pt. 1. The Charles Darwin we think we all know: 1. A primer of evolution's complexities 2. What time selected from Darwin: the standard view. Pt. 2. Charles Darwin and the static worldview: 3. The tree that hides the forest: Charles Darwin's tree of life 4. Divergence: a geometry that shatters creative time and novelty 5. A cyclical world in equilibrium 6. Natural selection: the core of Darwin's theory? Pt. 3. Charles Darwin viewed in piecemeal fashion: 7. When so-called new ideas hide old ones. Conclusion: Back to the future. Index
