The Non-Darwinian Revolution: Reinterpreting a Historical Myth

by Peter J. Bowler

Book Overview

Concise and clearly written, The Non-Darwinian Revolution sets forth a convincing argument for a reappraisal of Darwin's importance not only for the history of science but for the history of ideas as well. Bowler finds no fault in Darwin's theory, only with the mistaken notion of its revolutionary effect on nuneteenth-century thought. Examining the work of such figures as Owen, Spencer, Kelvin, Huxley, Haeckel, and Freud, Bowler discovers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801843677
• ISBN13: 9780801843679
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"