Owens Ape and Darwins Bulldog by Christopher E. Cosans PAPERBACK 9780253220516

Owen's Ape and Darwin's BulldogBeyond Darwinism and Creationism\nAuthor(s): Christopher E. Cosans\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Indiana University Press, United States\nImprint: Indiana University Press\nISBN-13: 9780253220516, 978-0253220516\nSynopsis\nAfter Richard Owen criticized Darwin's Origin, he was labeled a \""creationist\"" by many, and his work on ape anatomy was derided by Darwin's \""bulldog\"" Thomas [url] this close analysis of Owen's texts, Christopher E. Cosans argues that Owen's thought was much more sophisticated than Huxley portrayed [url] addition to considering Owen and Huxley's anatomical debate, Owen's Ape and Darwin's Bulldog examines their philosophical [url] embraced the metaphysics of Descartes, while Owen felt philosophy of science should rest on Kant's claim that sense-perception does not tell us how things-in-themselves \""really are.\"" Owen thought the creationist-Darwinist dispute was unproductive, and held that both 19th century special creationists and .