A book that shook the world anniversary essays on Charles Darwin's Origin of species

This collection features five essays from noted theologians, philosophers, geneticists, and biologists who discuss the sweeping impact of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species on their respective fields. This volume, edited by Ralph Buchsbaum, professor of biology at the University of Pittsburgh, was published to celebrate the centenary of Darwin's announcement in 1858, along with Alfred Russel Wallace, of their independent discovery of the process of natural selection. Darwin's book was published one year later. Front Cover ......Page 1 Title Page ......Page 3 Copyright ......Page 4 Preface ......Page 5 Contents ......Page 7 DARWIN AND THE IDEA OF EVOLUTION - Julian S. Huxley......Page 8 THE CAUSES OF EVOLUTION - Theodosius Dobzhansky......Page 20 CHRISTIANITY AND DARWIN'S REVOLUTION - Reinhold Niebuhr......Page 37 THE CONCEPT OF EVOLUTIONIN PHILOSOPHY - Oliver L. Reiser......Page 45 HINDUISM AND THE IDEA OF EVOLUTION - Swami Nikhilananda......Page 55 University of Pittsburgh Press Front Cover 1 Title Page 3 Copyright 4 Preface 5 Contents 7 DARWIN AND THE IDEA OF EVOLUTION - Julian S. Huxley 8 THE CAUSES OF EVOLUTION - Theodosius Dobzhansky 20 CHRISTIANITY AND DARWIN'S REVOLUTION - Reinhold Niebuhr 37 THE CONCEPT OF EVOLUTIONIN PHILOSOPHY - Oliver L. Reiser 45 HINDUISM AND THE IDEA OF EVOLUTION - Swami Nikhilananda 55 ISBN-13:,9780822950080 ISBN-13: 9780822950080