DARWIN andTHE ORIGIN OF SPECIES

WEEK-BY-WEEK SYLLABUS

ONE: Introduction & organization...Who was Charles Darwin?
("Autobiography," 10-15, 21-145, 226-239)
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TWO: Darwin on Darwin... Voyage of the Beagle
("
Beginners," 46-74; Kevles and Sulloway)
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THREE: Pre-Darwinian biology... Pre-Darwinian geology
("
Beginners" 3-45; Mayr)
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FOUR: Introduction to the Origin... "One long argument"
("
Beginners," 75-115)
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FIVE: Inherited Variation... Struggle & Selection
("Origin,"
chaps. 1-2, 3-4)
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SIX: Difficulties of the theory... Geol. Imperfection/Succession
("Origin,"
chaps. 5-8; 9-10)
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SEVEN: Geographical Distribution... Summary & Conclusion
("Origin,"
chaps. 11-12; 13-14)
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EIGHT: Contexts of discovery and justification... Mendel's contribution
("
Beginners," 116-126; 127-175; Valentine)
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NINE: Modern Evolutionary Synthesis... (Neo-)Darwinism today
(
Tobias)
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TEN: Creationism... Social Darwinism...Search for an Ethic
(
Frye and Laporte; Alland, Williams, Simpson)
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