Collected Essays, Volume 2, Darwiniana - Huxley, Thomas Henry
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This book contains the eleven essays by Huxley on evolution. Huxley was known as 'Darwin's Bulldog', so called because he was a great advocate of Darwin's evolution theory. He was also made famous as a result of his debate with Samuel Wilberforce in Oxford on 1860, a debate caused wider acceptance of the theory of evolution. This book comes complete with a preface by Huxley and some black and white drawings. The essays included are as follows: The Darwinian Hypothesis [1859] The Origin of Species [1860] Criticisms on "The Origin of Species" [1864] The Genealogy of Animals [1869] Mr. Darwin's…mehr

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This book contains the eleven essays by Huxley on evolution. Huxley was known as 'Darwin's Bulldog', so called because he was a great advocate of Darwin's evolution theory. He was also made famous as a result of his debate with Samuel Wilberforce in Oxford on 1860, a debate caused wider acceptance of the theory of evolution. This book comes complete with a preface by Huxley and some black and white drawings. The essays included are as follows: The Darwinian Hypothesis [1859] The Origin of Species [1860] Criticisms on "The Origin of Species" [1864] The Genealogy of Animals [1869] Mr. Darwin's Critics [1871] Evolution in Biology [1878] The Coming of Age of "The Origin of Species" [1880] Charles Darwin [1882] The Darwin Memorial [1885] Obituary [1888] Six Lectures to Working Men "On Our Knowledge of the Causes of the Phenomena of Organic Nature" [1863]
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English scientist and anthropologist Thomas Henry Huxley, was an expert in comparative anatomy. Because of his support of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, he has come to be known as "Darwin's Bulldog". Although some historians believe that the surviving account of Huxley's well-known 1860 Oxford evolution discussion with Samuel Wilberforce is a later fabrication, the debate was a turning point in both his professional life and the broader acceptance of evolution. The day before, Huxley was about to depart Oxford, but he changed his mind and chose to participate in the debate after seeing Vestiges author Robert Chambers. Richard Owen, Wilberforce's coach, and Huxley engaged in an argument concerning the degree of human-ape relatedness. Huxley publicly endorsed Darwin despite being hesitant to embrace some of his theories, such as gradualism and his ambiguity on natural selection. He battled against the more radical interpretations of religious heritage and was crucial in the development of scientific education in Britain.