Thomas Huxley
Making the 'Man of Science'
Dubbed 'Darwin's Bulldog' for his combative role in the Victorian controversies over evolutionary theory, Thomas Huxley has been widely regarded as the epitome of the professional scientist who emerged in the nineteenth century from the restrictions of ecclesiastical authority and aristocratic patronage. Yet from the 1850s until his death in 1895, Huxley always defined himself as a 'man of science', a moral and religious figure, not a scientist. Exploring his relationships with his wife, fellow naturalists, clergymen and men of letters, White presents a new analysis of the authority of science, literature, and religion during the Victorian pe…
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- ISBN: 978-0-511-05987-2
- EAN: 9780511059872
- Produktnummer: 13849353
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 0 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 2'567 KB
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