The Cambridge Companion to Darwin Hodge Radick Hardback 9780521884754 2e

The Cambridge Companion to DarwinAuthor(s): Jonathan Hodge, Gregory Radick\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521884754, 978-0521884754\nSynopsis\nThe naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin [tel] ranks as one of the most influential scientific thinkers of all time. In the nineteenth century his ideas about the history and diversity of life - including the evolutionary origin of humankind - contributed to major changes in the sciences, philosophy, social thought and religious belief. The Cambridge Companion to Darwin has established itself as an indispensable resource for anyone teaching or researching Darwin's theories and their historical and philosophical interpretations. Its distinguished team of contributors examines Darwin's main scientific ideas and their development; Darwin's science in the context of its times; the influence of Darwinian thought in recent philosophical, social and religi.