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Author : Robert Maxwell Young
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Darwin's Metaphor written by Robert Maxwell Young and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1971 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R. M. Young
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521300834
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Darwin's Metaphor written by R. M. Young and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1985-10-31 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of closely interrelated essays, Robert Young emphasizes the scope of the nineteenth-century debate on 'man's place in nature' at the same time as he engages with the approaches of scholars who write about it. He is critical of the separation of the writing of history from writing about history, historiography, and of the separation of history from politics and ideology, then or now. Dr Young challenges fellow historians for reimposing the very disciplinary boundaries that the nineteenth-century debate showed were in the service of ideological forces in that culture. Rather, he proposes that the full weight of the contending forces should be made apparent and debated openly so that neither nineteenth-century nor contemporary issues about the role of science in culture should be treated in a narrow perspective.
Author : Roger M. White
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108851657
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Darwin's Argument by Analogy written by Roger M. White and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In On the Origin of Species (1859), Charles Darwin put forward his theory of natural selection. Conventionally, Darwin's argument for this theory has been understood as based on an analogy with artificial selection. But there has been no consensus on how, exactly, this analogical argument is supposed to work – and some suspicion too that analogical arguments on the whole are embarrassingly weak. Drawing on new insights into the history of analogical argumentation from the ancient Greeks onward, as well as on in-depth studies of Darwin's public and private writings, this book offers an original perspective on Darwin's argument, restoring to view the intellectual traditions which Darwin took for granted in arguing as he did. From this perspective come new appreciations not only of Darwin's argument but of the metaphors based on it, the range of wider traditions the argument touched upon, and its legacies for science after the Origin.
Author : Daniel P. Todes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195363272
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Darwin without Malthus written by Daniel P. Todes and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1989-07-13 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in English to examine in detail the scientific work of 19th-century Russian evolutionists, and the first in any language to explore the relationship of their theories to their economic, political, and natural milieu.
Author : Robert M. Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (257 download)
Download or read book Darwin's metaphor written by Robert M. Young and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Salvatore J. Agosta
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030520862
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The Major Metaphors of Evolution written by Salvatore J. Agosta and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a unified evolutionary framework based on three sets of metaphors that will help to consolidate discussions on evolutionary transitions. Evolution is the unifying principle of life, making identifying ways to apply evolutionary principles to tackle existence-threatening crises such as climate change crucial. A more cohesive evolutionary framework will further the discussions in this regard and also accelerate the process itself. This book lays out a framework based on three dualistic classes of metaphors – time, space, and conflict resolution. Evolutionary transitions theory shows how metaphors can help us understand selective diversification, as Darwin described with his “tree of life”. Moreover, the recently proposed Stockholm paradigm demonstrates how metaphors can help shed light on the emergence of complex ecosystems that Darwin highlighted with his “tangled bank” metaphor. Taken together, these ideas offer proactive measures for coping with existential crises for humanity, such as climate change. The book will appeal to biologists, philosophers and historians alike.
Author : J. David. Archibald
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231164122
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)
Download or read book Aristotle's Ladder, Darwin's Tree written by J. David. Archibald and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading paleontologist David Archibald explores the rich history of visual metaphors for biological order from ancient times to the present and their influence on human beingsÕ perception of their place in nature. Specifically, Archibald focuses on ladders and trees, and the first appearance of trees to represent seasonal life cycles. Their use in ancient Roman decorations and genealogies was then appropriated by the early Christian Church to represent biblical genealogies. The late eighteenth century saw the idea of a tree reappropriated to visualize relationships in the natural world, sometimes with a creationist view, but in some instances suggesting evolution. Charles DarwinÕs On the Origin of Species (1859) exorcised the exclusively creationist view of the Òtree of life.Ó His ideas sparked an explosion of trees, mostly by younger acolytes in Europe. Although DarwinÕs influence waned in the early twentieth century, by midcentury his ideas held sway once again in time for another and even greater explosion of tree building, generated by the development of new theories on how to assemble trees, the birth of powerful computing, and the emergence of molecular technology. Throughout his far-reaching study, and with the use of many figures, Archibald connects the evolution of Òtree of lifeÓ iconography to our changing perception of the world and ourselves, offering uncommon insight into how we went from standing on the top rung of the biological ladder to embodying just one tiny twig on the tree of life.
Author : Jill M. Kress
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415939799
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (397 download)
Download or read book The Figure of Consciousness written by Jill M. Kress and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Curtis Johnson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199361428
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)
Download or read book Darwin's Dice written by Curtis Johnson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For evolutionary biologists, the concept of chance has always played a significant role in the formation of evolutionary theory. As far back as Greek antiquity, chance and "luck" were key factors in understanding the natural world. Chance is not just an important concept; it is an entire way of thinking about nature. And as Curtis Johnson shows, it is also one of the key ideas that separates Charles Darwin from other systematic biologists of his time. Studying the concept of chance in Darwin's writing reveals core ideas in his theory of evolution, as well as his reflections on design, purpose, and randomness in nature's progression over the course of history. In Darwin's Dice: The Idea of Chance in the Thought of Charles Darwin, Curtis Johnson examines Darwin's early notebooks, his collected correspondence (now in 19 volumes), and most of his published writing to trace the evolution of his ideas about chance in evolution. This proved to be one of Darwin's most controversial ideas among his reading public, so much so that it drew hostile reactions even from Darwin's scientific friends, not to mention the more general reader. The firestorm of criticism forced Darwin to forge a retreat, not in terms of removing chance from his theory--his commitment to it was unshakable--but in terms of how he chose to present his theory. Briefly, by changing his wording and by introducing metaphors and images (the stone-house metaphor, the evolution of giraffes, and others), Darwin succeeded in making his ideas seem less threatening than before without actually changing his views. Randomness remained a focal point for Darwin throughout his life. Through the lens of randomness, Johnson reveals implications of Darwin's views for religion, free will, and moral theory. Darwin's Dice presents a new way to look at Darwinist thought and the writings of Charles Darwin.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (912 download)
Download or read book Darwin's Metaphor written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David LaRocca
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 144117561X
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)
Download or read book Emerson's English Traits and the Natural History of Metaphor written by David LaRocca and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metaphors are ubiquitous and yet-or, for that very reason-go largely unseen. We are all variously susceptible to a blindness or blurry vision of metaphors; yet even when they are seen clearly, we are left to situate the ambiguities, conflations and contradictions they regularly present-logically, aesthetically and morally. David LaRocca's book serves as a set of 'reminders' of certain features of the natural history of our language-especially the tropes that permeate and define it. As part of his investigation, LaRocca turns to Ralph Waldo Emerson's only book on a single topic, English Traits (1856), which teems with genealogical and generative metaphors-blood, birth, plants, parents, family, names and race. In the first book-length study of English Traits in over half a century, LaRocca considers the presence of metaphors in Emerson's fertile text-a unique work in his expansive corpus, and one that is regularly overlooked. As metaphors are encountered in Emerson's book, and drawn from a long history of usage in work by others, a reader may realize (or remember) what is inherent and encoded in our language, but rarely seen: how metaphors circulate in speech and through texts to become the lifeblood of thought.
Author : Dr. Anna Drogosz
Publisher : Æ Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1683461649
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (834 download)
Download or read book A Cognitive Semantics Approach to Darwin’s Theory of Evolution written by Dr. Anna Drogosz and published by Æ Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION ranks among the most influential of modern scientific theories. Applying the methodology of COGNITIVE SEMANTICS , this study investigates how metaphors based on domains of JOURNEY, STRUGGLE, TREE and HUMAN AGENCY serve to conceptualize key concepts of Darwin’s theory — such as evolutionary change, natural selection, and relationships among organisms. At the outset the author identifies original metaphors in The Origin of Species, to turn to their realizations in modern discourse on evolution in later chapters. Thus, the study uncovers how metaphors contribute to structuring the theory by expressing it in a coherent and attractive way, and how they provide mental tools for reasoning. As the first comprehensive study of conceptual metaphors that underlie Darwin’s theory and affect the way we talk and think about evolution, it may be of interest not only to linguists and evolutionary biologists but also to anyone interested in the interconnection between thought and language.
Author : Richard H. Robbins
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317349008
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)
Download or read book Darwin and the Bible written by Richard H. Robbins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For courses in evolution, creationism or as a supplemental item in biology and/or biological anthropology courses. Darwin and the Bible helps readers to understand the nature, history and passions behind the debate over scientific and religious versions of creation and human origins. Darwin and the Bible: The Cultural Confrontation is about the history and nature of the disputes over human origins that arose with the publication of Charles Darwin’s book, Origin of Species in 1859. The readings in the text provide the, historical, theological, social and political backgrounds of the debate. Rather than trying to demonstrate the truth of Darwinian evolution, this book seeks to help the reader understand why the debate over Darwin and the Bible remains as contentious as ever. The book seeks to examine why Darwin’s theory of evolution appears threatening to some people, and, likewise, to help understand why some scientists often react with such emotion to challenges to their views. The contributors include biological scientists, social scientists, social historians, and proponents of the importance of God, faith, and religion in peoples lives.
Author : Sabine Maasen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134620306
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)
Download or read book Metaphor and the Dynamics of Knowledge written by Sabine Maasen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book opens up a new route to the study of knowledge dynamics and the sociology of knowledge. The focus is on the role of metaphors as powerful catalysts, and the book dissects their role in the construction of theories of knowledge. It is of vital interest to social and cognitive scientists alike.
Author : J. David Archibald
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231537662
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)
Download or read book Aristotle's Ladder, Darwin's Tree written by J. David Archibald and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading paleontologist J. David Archibald explores the rich history of visual metaphors for biological order from ancient times to the present and their influence on humans' perception of their place in nature, offering uncommon insight into how we went from standing on the top rung of the biological ladder to embodying just one tiny twig on the tree of life. He begins with the ancient but still misguided use of ladders to show biological order, moving then to the use of trees to represent seasonal life cycles and genealogies by the Romans. The early Christian Church then appropriated trees to represent biblical genealogies. The late eighteenth century saw the tree reclaimed to visualize relationships in the natural world, sometimes with a creationist view, but in other instances suggesting evolution. Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) exorcised the exclusively creationist view of the "tree of life," and his ideas sparked an explosion of trees, mostly by younger acolytes in Europe. Although Darwin's influence waned in the early twentieth century, by midcentury his ideas held sway once again in time for another and even greater explosion of tree building, generated by the development of new theories on how to assemble trees, the birth of powerful computing, and the emergence of molecular technology. Throughout Archibald's far-reaching study, and with the use of many figures, the evolution of "tree of life" iconography becomes entwined with our changing perception of the world and ourselves.
Author : Ken Baake
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791486745
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)
Download or read book Metaphor and Knowledge written by Ken Baake and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metaphor and Knowledge offers a sweeping history of rhetoric and metaphor in science, delving into questions about how language constitutes knowledge. Weaving together insights from a group of scientists at the Santa Fe Institute as they shape the new interdisciplinary field of complexity science, Ken Baake shows the difficulty of writing science when word meanings are unsettled, and he analyzes the power of metaphor in science.
Author : Barbara Creed
Publisher : Academic Monographs
ISBN 13 : 0522852580
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (228 download)
Download or read book Darwin's Screens written by Barbara Creed and published by Academic Monographs. This book was released on 2009 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
