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Evolution of Theodosius Dobzhansky: Essays on His Life & Thought in Russia & America

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

This volume not only offers an intellectual biography of one of the most important biologists and social thinkers of the twentieth century but also illuminates the development of evolutionary studies in Russia and in the West. Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900-1975), a creator of the "evolutionary synthesis" and the author of its first modern statement, Genetics and the Origin of Species (1937), founded modern Western population genetics and wrote many popular books on such topics as human evolution, race and racism, equality, and human destiny. In this, the first book devoted to an analysis of the historical, scientific, and cultural dimensions of Dobzhansky's life and thought, an international group of historians, biologists, and philosophers addresses the full span of his career in Russia and the United States.

Beginning with the reminiscences of his daughter, Sophia Dobzhansky Coe, these essays cover Dobzhansky's Russian roots (Nikolai L. Krementsov, Daniel A. Alexandrov, Mikhail B. Konashev), the Morgan Lab (Garland E. Allen, William B. Provine, Robert E. Kohler, Richard M. Burian), his scientific legacy (Scott F. Gilbert, Bruce Wallace, Charles E. Taylor), and his social, political, philosophical, and religious thought (Costas B. Krimbas, John Beatty, Diane B. Paul, Michael Ruse).

Review:

The 16 papers collected in this volume present a remarkably well-rounded portrait of one of the most important evolutionary biologists during the last century.Science
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780691034799
Subtitle:
Essays on His Life and Thought in Russia and America
Editor:
Adams, Mark B.
Author:
Adams, M. B.
Publisher:
Princeton
Location:
Princeton, N.J. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Evolution
Subject:
Genetics
Subject:
Dobzhansky, Theodosius Grigorievich
Subject:
Evolution (Biology) -- History -- Congresses.
Subject:
Genetics -- Soviet Union -- History -- Congresses.
Subject:
History
Subject:
Biological Sciences.
Subject:
European History
Subject:
History of Science and Medicine, Philosophy of Science
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Series Volume:
v. 2
Publication Date:
19940705
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
11 halftones
Pages:
264
Dimensions:
9 x 6 in
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