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The aesthetic construction of Darwin's theory

David Kohn

pp. 13-48

Résumé

The nature and operation of natural selection are conveyed in the Origin of Species by two famous metaphors, whose history in Charles Darwin's consciousness form the substance of this paper.1

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Tauber Alfred (1997) The elusive synthesis: aesthetics and science. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 13-48

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-1786-6_2

Citation complète:

Kohn David, 1997, The aesthetic construction of Darwin's theory. In A. Tauber (ed.) The elusive synthesis (13-48). Dordrecht, Springer.