| Description |
12 audio discs (12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (102 pages ; 22 cm). |
| Series |
Great courses |
|
Great courses (Compact disc)
|
| Performer |
Lecturer, Frederick Gregory. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
| Contents |
Volume 1, Disc 1: Lecture 1. The meaning of evolution -- Lecture 2. The way it used to be -- Disc 2: Lecture 3. Theories of evolution in the 18th century -- Lecture 4. Fossils and catastrophism -- Disc 3: Lecture 5. Theories of evolution just before Darwin -- Lecture 6. Why evolution was rejected before Darwin -- Disc 4: Lecture 7. Darwin's conversion to evolution -- Lecture 8. What's in On the origin of species? -- Disc 5: Lecture 9. How origin fared among scientists -- Lecture 10. The religious reaction to Darwinism -- Disc 6: Lecture 11. The social implications of evolution -- Lecture 12. Evolution and heredity. |
|
Volume 2, Disc 7: Lecture 13. A nadir for natural selection -- Lecture 14. Groundwork for recovery -- Disc 8: Lecture 15. Human evolution -- Lecture 16. The Scopes trial -- Disc 9: Lecture 17. Lamarckian inheritance on stage -- Lecture 18. Forging an evolutionary synthesis -- Disc 10: Lecture 19. Evolution and molecular biology --Lecture 20. The rise of biblical creationism -- Disc 11: Lecture 21. Tinkering with evolutionary theory -- Lecture 22. The heritage of eugenics -- Disc 12: Lecture 23. Intelligent design -- Lecture 24. Adding things up. |
| Summary |
A series of lectures on the science, history, and social ramifications of the Darwin's theory of evolution, presented by Frederick Gregory, Professor of History of Science at the University of Florida. |
| Subject |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
|
|
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. (OCoLC)fst00029136
|
|
Evolution (Biology)
|
|
Evolution (Biology) (OCoLC)fst00917302
|
| Added Author |
Teaching Company.
|
| ISBN |
1598035029 |
|
9781598035025 |
| Music No. |
1527 Teaching Company |
|
IC1527A-01 Teaching Company |
|
IC1527A-02 Teaching Company |
|
PB1527A Teaching Company |
|
