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- catalog abstract "Ubiquitous in Darwin's time, the idea of an unceasing improvement in life insinuated its way into evolutionary theory from the first. In interviews with today's major figures in evolutionary biology - including Stephen Jay Gould, Edward O. Wilson, Ernst Mayr, and John Maynard Smith - and in an intimate look at the discoveries and advances in the history and philosophy of science, Ruse finds this belief just as prevalent today - however it might be denied or obscured. His. Book traces the delicate line between those who argue that science is and must be objective and those who deem science a "social construction" in the fashion of religion or the rest of culture. It offers an unparalleled account of evolutionary theory, from popular books to museums to the most complex theorizing, at a time when its status as science is under greater scrutiny than ever before.".
- catalog contributor b9761608.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "Book traces the delicate line between those who argue that science is and must be objective and those who deem science a "social construction" in the fashion of religion or the rest of culture. It offers an unparalleled account of evolutionary theory, from popular books to museums to the most complex theorizing, at a time when its status as science is under greater scrutiny than ever before.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-596) and index.".
- catalog description "Progress and culture -- The birth of evolutionism -- The nineteenth century: from Cuvier to Owen -- Charles Darwin and progress -- Evolution as world view -- The professional biologist -- Evolution travels west -- British evolutionists and Mendelian genetics -- Discipline building in Britain -- The genetics of populations -- The synthesis -- Professional evolutionism -- Contemporary debates.".
- catalog description "Ubiquitous in Darwin's time, the idea of an unceasing improvement in life insinuated its way into evolutionary theory from the first. In interviews with today's major figures in evolutionary biology - including Stephen Jay Gould, Edward O. Wilson, Ernst Mayr, and John Maynard Smith - and in an intimate look at the discoveries and advances in the history and philosophy of science, Ruse finds this belief just as prevalent today - however it might be denied or obscured. His.".
- catalog extent "x, 628 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Monad to man.".
- catalog identifier "0674582209 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Monad to man.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press,".
- catalog relation "Monad to man.".
- catalog subject "575 20".
- catalog subject "Evolution (Biology) History.".
- catalog subject "Evolution (Biology) Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "QH360.5 .R87 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "Progress and culture -- The birth of evolutionism -- The nineteenth century: from Cuvier to Owen -- Charles Darwin and progress -- Evolution as world view -- The professional biologist -- Evolution travels west -- British evolutionists and Mendelian genetics -- Discipline building in Britain -- The genetics of populations -- The synthesis -- Professional evolutionism -- Contemporary debates.".
- catalog title "Monad to man : the concept of progress in evolutionary biology / Michael Ruse.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".