The American Historical Review · 1984 · 404 citations · 0 references
Intellectual OriginsHistory Of ScienceEvolutionEvolutionary BiologyHuman OriginPhilosophy Of BiologyNatural SelectionEvolutionary TheoryPioneering StudyEvolutionary DynamicMedicineAnti-darwinian Evolution TheoriesBiological EvolutionModern ConceptModernity
In this pioneering study of the first major challenges to Darwinism, Bowler examines the completing theories of evolution, identifies their intellectual origins, and describes the process by which the modern concept of evolution emerged.