On the origin of evolution tracing 'Darwin's dangerous idea' from Aristotle to DNA

On the origin of evolution tracing 'Darwin's dangerous idea' from Aristotle to DNA

"The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. The idea of evolution had been around, in various guises, since the time of Ancient Greece. And nor did theorizing about evolution stop with what Daniel Dennett called &...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gribbin, John, 1946-
Other Authors: Gribbin, Mary, Dennett, D. C. (Daniel Clement)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut Prometheus Books, [2022]
Subjects:
Natural selection.
Evolution (Biology) > Philosophy.
Evolution (Biology) > History.
Evolution (Biology)
EBSCO eBooks
Online Access:https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/3303440.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Evolution in a Nutshell
  • Contents
  • Preface: Exploding the Darwin Myth
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Ancient Times
  • 1. Through a Glass, Darkly
  • 2. A False Dawn
  • 3. The Gift of Time
  • Part Two: The Middle Ages
  • 4. From Darwin to Darwin
  • 5. Wallace and Darwin
  • 6. Darwin and Wallace
  • Part Three: Modern Times
  • 7. From Wrinkly Peas to Chromosomes
  • 8. Crystalizing the Role of DNA
  • 9. The New Lamarckism
  • Acknowledgements
  • Endnotes
  • Sources and Further Reading
  • Index

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