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Darwin, and after Darwin. Volume I : An exposition of the Darwinian theory and a discussion of post-Darwinian questions: The Darwinian theory / George John Romanes, C. Lloyd Morgan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Romanes, George John, author.
- Morgan, C. Lloyd, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evolution (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 460 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- Darwin, and after Darwin
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Open Court Publishing Co, 1896.
- Summary:
- "I have thought it desirable to publish the whole in the form of three separate works. Of these the first--or that which deals with the purely historical side of biological science--may be allowed to stand over for an indefinite time. The second is the one which is now brought out. and which, as its sub-title signifies, is devoted to the general theory of organic evolution as this was left by the stupendous labours of Darwin. As soon as the translations shall have been completed, the third portion will follow (probably in the Autumn season), under the sub-title, "Post-Darwinian Questions." As the present volume is thus intended to be merely a systematic exposition of what may be termed the Darwinism of Darwin, and as on this account it is likely to prove of more service to general readers than to professed naturalists, I have been everywhere careful to avoid assuming even the most elementary knowledge of natural science on the part of those to whom the exposition is addressed. The case, however, will be different as regards the next volume, where I shall have to deal with the important questions touching Heredity, Utility, Isolation, &c., which have been raised since the death of Mr. Darwin, and which are now being debated with such salutary vehemence by the best naturalists of our time"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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