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Darwin
‘Tim Lewens’ new book is a masterclass in the interpretation of Darwin.
Anyone wanting to know what Darwin meant and how his words bear
on the great debates of our time will find here a rare combination of
clarity, learning, and fresh thinking. Indispensable.’
Gregory Radick, University of Leeds
‘A clear, well-written, fair, broad-ranging and student-friendly introduc-
tion to Darwinian thinking’
Kim Sterelny, Victoria University of Wellington and
Australian National University
‘Charles Darwin has been enlisted to support many different, and often
contradictory, intellectual and political agendas. This is a clear and careful
philosophical examination of which of these causes
Darwin
is willing and
able to support. An excellent introduction to Darwin’s intellectual orien-
tation and the implications of his thought.’
Paul Griffiths, University of Queensland, Australia
‘Charles Darwin remains as influential as ever. He is a hate figure of the
religious right which only adds to his lustre in the eyes of everybody
else. Tim Lewens brilliantly explores the extraordinary role that Darwin
has played not only in science and philosophy but also right across the
full range of human affairs. Lewens’ book contradicts the belief that
nothing more that is fresh and interesting could be added to all the
existing writings about Darwin.’
Sir Patrick Bateson, University of Cambridge, UK
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Darwin
First published 2007
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© 2007 Tim Lewens
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Lewens, Tim.
Darwin / Tim Lewens.
p. cm. -- (Routledge philosophers)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-34637-5 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-415-34637-1 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-34638-2 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-415-34638-X (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
I. Title. II. Series.
B1623.L49 2006
192--dc22
2006014463
ISBN 10: 0-415-34637-1 (hbk)
ISBN 10: 0-415-34638-X (pbk)
ISBN 10: 0-203-59713-3 (ebk)
ISBN 13: 978-0-415-34637-5 (hbk)
ISBN 13: 978-0-415-34638-2 (pbk)
ISBN 13: 978-0-203-59713-2 (ebk)
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