An elusive Victorian
Fichman, Martin, 1944-
An elusive Victorian the evolution of Alfred Russel Wallace / [electronic resource] : Martin Fichman. - University of Chicago Press, 2004. - 1 online resource (x, 382 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-363) and index.
Introduction -- The making of a Victorian naturalist -- Wallace's evolutionary philosophy -- The making of a Victorian spiritualist : multiple directions and inevitable tensions -- Land nationalization to socialism : the ethics of politics and the politics of ethics -- Toward a synthesis : Wallace's theistic evolutionary theology.
Codiscoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection, Alfred Russel Wallace should be recognized as one of the titans of Victorian science. Instead he has long been relegated to a secondary place behind Darwin. Worse, many scholars have overlooked or even mocked his significant contributions to other aspects of Victorian culture. With An Elusive Victorian, Martin Fichman provides the first comprehensive analytical study of Wallace's life and controversial intellectual career.
9780226246154 (electronic bk.) 0226246159 (electronic bk.)
2003010949
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913.
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913.
Wallace, Alfred Russel.
Naturalists--England--Biography.
Spiritualists--England--Biography.
Socialists--England--Biography.
Natural selection.
Natural History--History--Great Britain--Biography.
Biological Evolution--Great Britain--Biography.
History, 19th Century--Great Britain--Biography.
Religion and Science--Great Britain--Biography.
Selection, Genetic--Great Britain--Biography.
Natural history.
Science.
NATURE--Essays.
NATURE--Reference.
TRAVEL--Special Interest--Ecotourism.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Science & Technology.
Natuurlijke selectie.
Evolutietheorie.
Sociale geschiedenis.
Evolução--Inglaterra.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QH31.W2 / F524 2004eb
508.092
2007 L-731 WZ 100 / W1877f 2004
An elusive Victorian the evolution of Alfred Russel Wallace / [electronic resource] : Martin Fichman. - University of Chicago Press, 2004. - 1 online resource (x, 382 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-363) and index.
Introduction -- The making of a Victorian naturalist -- Wallace's evolutionary philosophy -- The making of a Victorian spiritualist : multiple directions and inevitable tensions -- Land nationalization to socialism : the ethics of politics and the politics of ethics -- Toward a synthesis : Wallace's theistic evolutionary theology.
Codiscoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection, Alfred Russel Wallace should be recognized as one of the titans of Victorian science. Instead he has long been relegated to a secondary place behind Darwin. Worse, many scholars have overlooked or even mocked his significant contributions to other aspects of Victorian culture. With An Elusive Victorian, Martin Fichman provides the first comprehensive analytical study of Wallace's life and controversial intellectual career.
9780226246154 (electronic bk.) 0226246159 (electronic bk.)
2003010949
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913.
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913.
Wallace, Alfred Russel.
Naturalists--England--Biography.
Spiritualists--England--Biography.
Socialists--England--Biography.
Natural selection.
Natural History--History--Great Britain--Biography.
Biological Evolution--Great Britain--Biography.
History, 19th Century--Great Britain--Biography.
Religion and Science--Great Britain--Biography.
Selection, Genetic--Great Britain--Biography.
Natural history.
Science.
NATURE--Essays.
NATURE--Reference.
TRAVEL--Special Interest--Ecotourism.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Science & Technology.
Natuurlijke selectie.
Evolutietheorie.
Sociale geschiedenis.
Evolução--Inglaterra.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QH31.W2 / F524 2004eb
508.092
2007 L-731 WZ 100 / W1877f 2004