2002 Fall BIOLOGY 259S-01
Bulletin Course Description Readings by and about Darwin and his contemporaries, especially Wallace. Darwin's "Autobiography" and Janet Browne's biography as context for readings of some of his major works and works of his contemporaries. Consent of instructor required. Instructors: Alberts and McShea
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Title THE LIFE AND WORK OF DARWIN Department BIOLOGY Course Number 2002 Fall 259S Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Alberts,Susan C Primary Instructor McShea,Daniel Prerequisites
Prerequisites
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Synopsis of course content
We read works by and about Darwin and his contemporaries, including Alfred Russel Wallace and Thomas Huxley. Darwin's "Autobiography" and Janet Browne's biography of Darwin provide context for readings of some of his major work, (including the Origin and parts of Sexual Selection and the Descent of Man) and works of his contemporaries.
