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Title: Charles Darwin : The Man and his Influence by Peter J. Bowler, David Knight, Sally Gregory Kohlstedt ISBN: 0-521-56668-1 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 11 April, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.32 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Enjoyable Bio on One of the Most Influential Men in History
Comment: In his biography of Charles Darwin, Peter Bowler dispels many of the misconceptions surrounding Darwin's immediate influence on the scientific world. Bowler argues that Darwin's theory did not spark a scientific revolution which caused a majority of scientists to abandon their former views on natural history. Bowler explains that Darwin was not the first naturalist to advance a theory of evolution. Most importantly, Bowler reveals that Darwin's theory was not accepted blindly by the scientific community. In fact, many of Darwin's most faithful supporters found scientific weaknesses in his theory. As Bowler states, "Darwin's gereatest achievement was to force the majority of his contemporaries to reconsider their attitudes towards the basic idea of evolution" (p. 128).
Bowler's book was the first biography I have read of Darwin, and I found it very enjoyable. It is one of the college books that I have kept. I definitely recommend it to any reader interested in Darwin's work and influence.
Rating: 2
Summary: Charles Darwin's important influence on scientific thought
Comment: Peter Bowler presents a synopsis of Charles Darwin's contributions to science, history, and culture. This book tries to provide a quick summary of the important periods in Darwin's life, touching briefly on each significant aspect.
Much of the book is written in a somewhat technical way and is a bit too wordy. I had a difficult time maintaining my interest while I was reading some of the chapters. Certain areas deserved more coverage, like the reaction when Darwin went public with his theories.
On the positive side, this book does give some good insight on Darwin's relationships with the other prominent scientists of his time and there are some moments where the slowness of the book becomes more interesting, like the section that covers Darwin's voyage of discovery aboard the Beagle. Overall, however, Bowler does not really present anything new or profound that we haven't heard before.
Rating: 4
Summary: Enthralling
Comment: While you may not come away from this book feeling you would've called him Charlie, you will have derived a more than nodding acquaintance with an exceptional person. In the beginning -of the book- there seems to be an overemphasis on theological & philosophical issues but that is a clever construction that skillfully leads you to a profound grasp of Darwin's iconoclastic interpretations of mundane phenomena from which his theories grew. In the end, you regret even more never having met the man.
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Title: Secularisation in Western Europe: 1848-1914 (European Studies Series) by Hugh McLeod ISBN: 0312235119 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Affair: The Case of Alfred Dreyfus by Jean-Denis Bredin ISBN: 0807611751 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: January, 1986 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Autobiography by John Stuart Mill, John Robson ISBN: 0140433163 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Condition of the Working Class in England (Penguin Classics) by Friedrich Engels, Victor Kiernan ISBN: 0140444866 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: June, 1987 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Origins of the First World War (2nd Edition) by Joll ISBN: 0582418666 Publisher: Pearson Longman Pub. Date: 28 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $34.40 |
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