The politics of evolution morphology, medicine, and reform in radical London - Desmond, Adrian J. (University of Chicago Press, 1989)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-466) and index
List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Evolution and Society: Setting the Scene; 2. Importing the New Morphology; 3. Reforming the Management of Medicine and Science: The Radical Perspective; 4. Nonconformist Anatomy in the Private Schools; 5. Accommodation and Domestication: Dealing with Geoffroy's Anatomy; 6. Science under Siege: Forging an Idealist Comparative Anatomy at the College of Surgeons; 7. Engaging the Lamarckians; 8. Embryology, Archetypes, and Idealism: New Directions in Comparative Anatomy; 9. Grasping the Nettle: Some Concluding Remarks
Looking for the first time at the cut-price anatomy schools rather than genteel Oxbridge, Desmond winkles out pre-Darwinian evolutionary ideas in reform-minded and politically charged early nineteenth-century London. In the process, he reveals the underside of London intellectual and social life in the generation before Darwin as it has never been seen before." The Politics of Evolution is intellectual dynamite, and certainly one of the most important books in the history of science published during the past decade."--Jim Secord, Times Literary Supplement. "One of those rare boo
Keywords: Geschichte 1800-1900; Geschichte 1810-1844; Anatomy, Comparative / London / History; Biological Evolution / London; Zoology; Natural history; Science; Anatomie comparée / Recherche / Angleterre / Londres / Histoire / 19e siècle; Évolution / Recherche / Angleterre / Londres / Histoire / 19e siècle; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution; Evolutietheorie; Vergelijkende anatomie; Évolution (biologie) / Recherche / Grande-Bretagne / 19e siècle; Anatomie comparée / Recherche / Grande-Bretagne / 19e siècle; Évolutionnisme / 19e siècle; Geschichte; Naturwissenschaft; Anatomy, Comparative -- Research -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century; Evolution (Biology) -- Research -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century; Medizin; Evolutionstheorie; London