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9%OFFChristopher E. Cosans - Owen´s Ape and Darwin´s Bulldog: Beyond Darwinism and Creationism - 9780253220516 - V9780253220516
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Owen´s Ape and Darwin´s Bulldog: Beyond Darwinism and Creationism

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Description for Owen´s Ape and Darwin´s Bulldog: Beyond Darwinism and Creationism Paperback. Discusses a contentious 19th-century debate about apes, humans, and competing theories of evolution Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 b&w photos. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.

After Richard Owen criticized Darwin's Origin, he was labeled a "creationist" by many, and his work on ape anatomy was derided by Darwin's "bulldog" Thomas Huxley. In this close analysis of Owen's texts, Christopher E. Cosans argues that Owen's thought was much more sophisticated than Huxley portrayed it. In addition to considering Owen and Huxley's anatomical debate, Owen's Ape and Darwin's Bulldog examines their philosophical dispute. Huxley embraced the metaphysics of Descartes, while Owen felt philosophy of science should rest on Kant's claim that sense-perception does not tell us how things-in-themselves "really are." Owen thought the creationist-Darwinist dispute was unproductive, and held that ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253220516
SKU
V9780253220516
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About Christopher E. Cosans
Christopher E. Cosans teaches philosophy at Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Reviews for Owen´s Ape and Darwin´s Bulldog: Beyond Darwinism and Creationism
Owen's Ape and Darwin's Bulldog sheds new light on one of the most celebrated episodes in the history of evolutionary biology. Cosans's careful analysis draws on history, philosophy, and even his own dissections, to reveal a complexity hitherto underestimated.
Frederick R. Davis
QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY
Owen's Ape and Darwin's Bulldog introduces a brilliant, new and insightful ... Read more

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