Darwinism in Argentina : major texts, 1845-1909 / edited by Leila Gomez ; translated by Nicholas Ford Callaway.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gómez, Leila.

Standardized Title:

Piedra del escándalo. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. On the origin of species.

Darwin, Charles.

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.

Evolution (Biology)--Argentina--History--19th century--Sources.

Evolution (Biology).

Evolution (Biology)--Social aspects--Argentina--History--19th century--Sources.

Intellectual life.

Evolution (Biology)--Social aspects.

History.

Argentina--Intellectual life--19th century--Sources.

Argentina.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xi, 275 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lewisburg [Pa.] : Bucknell University Press ; Lanham, Md. : Co-published with Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, [2012]

Summary:

Darwinism in Argentina: Major Texts (1845-1909) brings together essays, letters, short-stories, and public lectures by travelers, scientists, writers, and politicians about Darwin and the theory of evolution in XIX century Argentina. This selection of texts provides a thorough overview of the socio-ideological implications of the theory of evolution in South America, as well as the intellectual debate this scientific theory promoted in the discourses of fiction, law, history, and medicine in the formation of modern Argentina.

Contents:

Introduction : Darwin, the heart of the controversy : science, politics, and literature

pt. 1. The first readers of On the origin of species in Argentina : the dialogue between Darwin and Muñiz, and the controversy with Hudson. The woodpecker of the pampas / William Henry Hudson ; The response / Charles Darwin ; The Muñi-Felis bonaerensis / Francisco Javier Muñiz ; A letter to Muñiz / Charles Darwin ; Ñata oxen / Domingo F. Sarmiento

pt. 2. Scientific fantasies : Darwin's followers and detractors in Argentina. Two parties in conflict / Eduardo L. Holmberg ; Charles Robert Darwin / Eduardo L. Holmberg ; The study of South American man / Francisco P. Moreno ; Darwin : lecture given in the Teatro Nacional, following the death of Charles Darwin / Domingo F. Sarmiento ; Luz del Día's pilgrimage / Juan Bautista Alberdi ; History of creation / Hermann Burmeister ; Remembrance in honor of Darwin : transformation as an exact science / Florentino Ameghino ; Tribute to Ameghino / Leopoldo Lugones ; Naturalism and education / José Manuel Estrada ; Yzur / Leopoldo Lugones

pt. 3. Darwin and the shaping of Argentine identity : historical-sociological studies. The Argentine masses / José María Ramos Mejía ; Our America / Carlos O. Bunge ; The sociological evolution of Argentina : from barbarism to imperialism / José Ingenieros ; Racial conflict and harmony in the Americas / Domingo F. Sarmiento.

Notes:

Translated from the Spanish.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781611483864

1611483867

OCLC:

742512337