What about Darwin?: All Species of Opinion from Scientists, Sages, Friends, and Enemies Who Met, Read, and Discussed the Naturalist Who Changed the World
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080189462X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 552 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Glenn Branch Reports of the National Center for Science Education) . (Choice)Wonderful nuggets of information can be gleaned from What about Darwin?, a splendid compilation of opinions of the great (and not so great) who read Darwin's works. (Michael Ruse Quarterly Review of Biology)What about Darwin? is a simply delightful book to browse through. Like Tennyson, get two copies; one for yourself and one to put on the side table in the guest bedroom. An invaluable source book on the reactions of important thinkers to Darwin's ideas and to the man himself. This volume is terrific fun. In addition, Glick has created an entertaining volume that lends itself to browsing and to sparking unlikely connections
T. What was it about Darwin that generated such widespread interest? His Origin of Species changed the world. Whatever their view of his theory, however, those who met Darwin were unfailingly charmed by his modesty, kindness, honesty, and seriousness of purpose. Barnum, Anton Chekhov, Mahatma Gandhi, Carl Jung, Martin Luther King, Mao Tse-tung, Pius IX, Jules Verne, and Virginia Woolf. Charles Darwin and his revolutionary ideas inspired pundits the world over to put pen to paper. The quotations trace a broad conversation about Darwin across great distances of time and space, revealing his profound influence on the great thinkers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.. In this unique dictionary of quotations, Darwin scholar Thomas Glick presents fascinating observations about Darwin and his ideas from such notable figures as P. Naturalists, clerics, politicians, novelists, poets, musicians, economists, and philosophers alike could not help but engage his theory of evolution. This diverse collection drawn from essays, letters, novels, short stories, plays, poetry, speeches, and parodies demonstrates how Darwin’s ideas permeated all areas of thought
Thomas F. Glick is a professor of history at Boston University and has written widely on Darwin. Among his many books are Negotiating Darwin: The Vatican Confronts Evolution, 1877–1902, also published by Johns Hopkins; The Reception of Darwinism in the Iberian World; and The Comparative Recepti
Another book afloat on the Darwin wave Eric Sedensky As well-researched, carefully thought out, and jam packed as this book is, I thought I would like it a lot more, or at least, I thought I would read through the whole thing. (Disclaimer: I did not.) But, I feel that this book would really have been a lot more interesting, or at least readable, had it been organized in a different fashion. Unfortunately, Mr. Glick has gone to all the trouble . Not What I Expected George P. Wood What I hoped this book would be is a sort of "Bartlett's Darwin Quotations," containing both friendly and hostile quotes about the man and his theory. As such, the book would be a useful compendium for writers looking for a piquant quote to make their point. Unfortunately, my hope for this book is unrealized."What about Darwin?" is indeed a book of quotes about Darwin by friendly and hostile. Quotations That Demonstrate Darwin's Impact on Educated Elite of 19th & 20th Centuries Lynne E. This scholarly book is not "about Darwin," but is instead "about the dissemination and acceptance of Darwin's ideas." As the Preface and Introduction explain, Darwin's ORIGIN OF SPECIES (published on November 22, 1859) was eagerly discussed from its very first day by "affinity groups" composed of networks of highly educated individuals. These individuals included naturalists, zoologists, soc