The Metaphysics of Evolution by Thomas Whittaker
What conclusions do the facts of cosmic and organic evolution require or permit on the origin and destiny of the world and the individual? From 1881 to 1925 Thomas Whittaker, an Oxford-trained scientist turned philosopher, grappled with this question, which he tried to answer by metaphysical interpretation of the sciences. The majority of the essays in this volume first appeared in Mind, and a few in other journals, while three had not been previously published. Whittaker ranges widely over some of the most daring theories of the past, from the early centuries of the common era (including Apollonius of Tyana and Origen), to the middle ages (including John Scotus Erigena and Nicholas of Cusa), the renaissance (Giordano Bruno, Shakespeare) and the early modern period. Whittaker's own view is that hypothesis and imagination are legitimate aids in the search for truth in both science and philosophy in a new synthesis.-
The Origin of Species
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The Power of Movement in Plants
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The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom
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The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
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The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication
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On the Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants
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Le monde avant la creation de l'homme
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Problems of Genetics
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Darwin, and after Darwin
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Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of HMS Beagle round the World, under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N.
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Mental Evolution in Man
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Mental Evolution in Animals
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The Life and Letters of George John Romanes
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Philosophie zoologique
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Zoological Philosophy
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Materials for the Study of Variation
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Erasmus Darwin
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Darwiniana
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The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
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Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries visited by H. M. S. Beagle
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Catalogue of the Library of Charles Darwin now in the Botany School, Cambridge
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
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Darwinism
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Emma Darwin, Wife of Charles Darwin
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The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man
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The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
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The Foundation of the Origin of Species
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Life and Habit
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Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection
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Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews
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Footprints of the Creator
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On the Genesis of Species
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Insectivorous Plants
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Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature
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The Coming of Evolution
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William Bateson, Naturalist
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Essays upon some Controverted Questions
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Darwin and Modern Science
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Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation
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The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Volume 1
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Essay on the Theory of the Earth
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On the Various Contrivances by Which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects
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Elemente der exakten Erblichkeitslehre
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Facts and Arguments for Darwin
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Schopenhauer
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The Neo Platonists A Study In The History Of Hellenism
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Prolegomena to a New Metaphysic
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Reason
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The Neo-Platonists
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The Theory of Abstract Ethics
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Counsel and comfort for daily life
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Life's Battles in Temperance Armour
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Macrobius
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The Origins Of Christianity
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Apollonius of Tyana, and Other Essays
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Schopenhaure
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108004374 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108004377 |
| Title | The Metaphysics of Evolution |
| Author | Thomas Whittaker |
| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Darwin Evolution And Genetics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2009-09-24 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
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