Darwin without Malthus : The Struggle for Existence in Russian Evolutionary Thought.
Title:
Darwin without Malthus : The Struggle for Existence in Russian Evolutionary Thought.
Author:
Todes, Daniel P.
ISBN:
9780195363272
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (242 pages)
Series:
Monographs on the History and Philosophy of Biology
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Darwin's Metaphor and His Russian Audience -- 2. Malthus, Darwin, and Russian Social Thought -- 3. Beketov, Botany, and the Harmony of Nature -- 4. Korzhinskii, the Steppe, and the Theory of Heterogenesis -- 5. Mechnikov, Darwinism, and the Phagocytic Theory -- 6. Kessler and Russia's Mutual Aid Tradition -- 7. Kropotkin's Theory of Mutual Aid -- 8. Severtsov, Timiriazev, and the Classical Tradition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Name Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Abstract:
The first book in English to examine in detail the scientific work of 19th-century Russian evolutionists, and the first in any language to explore the relationship of their theories to their economic, political, and natural milieu.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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