Darwin and Modern Science: Essays in Commemoration of the Centenary of the Birth of Charles Darwin and of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of The Origin of Species

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The Cambridge Philosophical Society collected this series of essays in commemoration of the centenary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of Species. Aiming to be accessible to the 'educated layman', the eminent contributors reviewed the impact of Darwin's ideas in many spheres. They addressed contemporary (1909) attitudes, Darwin's theories and their far-reaching implications, and the progress of new lines of research that had emerged from them. The diversity of views among biologists regarding both the origin of species and the best directions for further research is clearly evident. In his work, Darwin had sought only the truth, writing 'Absolute accuracy is the hardest merit to attain, and the highest merit. Any deviation is ruin.' However dramatic the controversies he stirred, what shines from these essays is profound admiration for both Darwin's intellect and the quality of his character.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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PREFACE
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Contents
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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DATES OF THE PUBLICATION OF CHARLES DARWIN'S BOOKS AND OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN HIS LIFE
pp xiii-xviii
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I - Introductory Letter to the Editor from SIR
pp 1-2
- By Joseph Dalton Hooker, O.M., G.C.S.I., C.B., M.D., D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S., THE CAMP, near SUNNINGDALE, January 15, 1909
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II - Darwin's Predecessors
pp 3-17
- By J. Arthur Thomson, Professor of Natural History in the University of Aberdeen
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III - The Selection Theory
pp 18-65
- By August Weismann, Professor of Zoology in the University of Freiburg (Baden)
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IV - Variation
pp 66-84
- By Hugo DeVries, Professor of Botany in the University of Amsterdam
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V - Heredity and Variation in Modern Lights
pp 85-101
- By W. Bateson, M.A., F.R.S., Professor of Biology in the University of Cambridge
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VI - The Minute Structure of Cells in Relation to Heredity
pp 102-111
- By Eduard Strasbuegeb, Professor of Botany in the University of Bonn
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VII - “The Descent of Man”
pp 112-136
- By G. Schwalbe, Professor of Anatomy in the University of Strassburg
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VIII - Charles Darwin as an Anthropologist
pp 137-151
- By Ernst Haeckel, Professor of Zoology in the University of Jena
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IX - Some Primitive Theories of the Origin of Man
pp 152-170
- By J. G. Frazer, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
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X - The Influence of Darwin on the Study of Animal Embryology
pp 171-184
- By A. Sedgwick, M.A., F.R.S., Professor of Zoology and Comparative Aiuitomy in the University of Cambridge
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XI - The Palaeontological Record. I. Animals
pp 185-199
- By W. B. Scott, Professor of Geoloijij in the University of Princeton, U.S.A
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XII - The Palaeontological Record. II. Plants
pp 200-222
- By D. H. Scott, F.R.S., President of the Linnean Society
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XIII - The Influence of Environment on the Forms of Plants
pp 223-246
- By Georg Klebs, PH.D., Professor of Botany in the University of Heidelberg
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XIV - Experimental Study of the Influence of Environment on Animals
pp 247-270
- By Jacques Loeb, M.D., Professor of Physiology in the University of California
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XV - The Value of Colour in the Struggle for Life
pp 271-297
- By E. B. Poulton, Hope Professor of Zoology in the University of Oxford
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XVI - Geographical Distribution of Plants
pp 298-318
- By William Thiselton-Dyer, K.C.M.G., C.I.E., ScD., F.R.S.
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XVII - Geographical Distribution of Animals
pp 319-336
- By Hans Gadow, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S., Strickland Curator and Lecturer on Zoology in the University of Cambridge
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XVIII - Darwin and Geology
pp 337-384
- By J. W. Judd, C.B., LL.D., F.R.S.
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XIX - Darwin's work on the Movements of Plants
pp 385-400
- By Francis Darwin, Honorary Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge
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XX - The Biology of Flowers
pp 401-423
- By K. Goebel, Ph.D., Professor of Botany in the University of Munich
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XXI - Mental Factors in Evolution
pp 424-445
- By C. Lloyd Morgan, LL.D., F.R.S.
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XXII - The Influence of the Conception of Evolution on Modern Philosophy
pp 446-464
- By H. Höffding, Professor of Philosophy in the University of Copenhagen
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XXIII - Darwinism and Sociology
pp 465-476
- By C. Bouglé, Professor of Social Philosophy in the University of Toulouse and Deputy-Professor at the Sorbonne, Paris
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XXIV - The Influence of Darwin upon Religious Thought
pp 477-493
- By P. N. Waggett, M.A., S.S.J.E.
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XXV - The Influence of Darwinism on the Study of Religions
pp 494-511
- By Jane Ellen Harrison, Hon. D.Litt. (Durham), Hon. LL.D. (Aberdeen), Staff Lecturer and sometime Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge. Corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute
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