Darwin without Malthus : the struggle for existence in Russian evolutionary thought / Daniel P. Todes.

Author/creator Todes, Daniel Philip
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, 1989.
Description221 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesMonographs on the history and philosophy of biology
Monographs on the history and philosophy of biology.
Contents Darwin's metaphor and his Russian audience -- Malthus, Darwin, and Russian social thought -- Beketov, botany, and the harmony of nature -- Korzhinskii, the steppe, and the theory of heterogenesis -- Mechnikov, Darwinism, and the phagocytic theory -- Kessler and Russia's mutual aid tradition -- Kropotkin's theory of mutual aid -- Severtsov, Timiriazev, and the classical tradition.
Local noteLittle-281565
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 88034301
ISBN0195058305 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QH375 .T63 1989 ✔ Available Place Hold