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Overview"InDarwinandHisCritics, DavidHulldescribesCharlesDarwinashaving""boththegood fortuneandthemisfortunetobeginhisscientificcareeratthatmomentinhistorywhen philosophyofsciencecameintoitsowninEngland""(Hull1973,3). Imagine, ayoung scientistconductingresearchanddevelopingamajortreatiseliketheOrigin amidstthe discussionsanddebatesonthemethodsofscienceandthenatureofinduction. Suchwasthe caseforDarwin;hedevelopedhistheorywhilewitnessingthedebateoninductionbetween JohnStuartMillandWilliamWhewell, aswellashavingJohnHerschel'sPreliminary DiscourseontheStudyofNaturalPhilosophy serveasamethodologicalexemplar. Darwinian scholars-namelyMichaelRuse, C.KennethWaters, andJonathanHodge-notethatDarwin wrotetheOrigin undertheinfluenceofWhewelland/orHerschel, aswellasotherworks suchasHumboldt'sPersonalNarrative andGeorgeLyell'sPrinciplesofGeology. 1 So influentialwasthephilosophicalenvironmentinwhichDarwinwrotetheOrigin that GregoryRadickconcludes,""Darwin'stheoryofnaturalselectionwasnogiftofsheer, sublime, solitarygenius, butinseveralkeyrespectsaproductofVictorianculture""(Radick 2005,147). Interestingly, thisauspiciouss" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrea Gayle Sullivan-ClarkePublisher: Abhimanyuhb2 Imprint: Abhimanyuhb2 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.322kg ISBN: 9781835203576ISBN 10: 1835203574 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 16 July 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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