The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 17, 1869

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Charles Darwin

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Series:

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin

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'I have always maintained that, excepting fools, men did not differ much in intellect, only in zeal & hard work; and I still think there is an eminently important difference'. Throughout 1869, Darwin continued to collect data for his two most significant books after Origin: The Descent of Man and Expression of the Emotions. Explorers, diplomats, and missionaries all over the world were politely encouraged to investigate, for example, how emotions such as surprise, anger and shame were expressed in different cultures. As Darwin's research on human evolution neared completion, he learned that Alfred Russel Wallace, the co-discoverer of the theory, had begun to raise questions about its application to certain aspects of human development, attributing these to the action of a 'higher power'. In his correspondence, Wallace alluded to his belief in spiritualism, which he fully believed to be open to scientific investigation, but which gave Darwin much pause.

Author Biography:

Frederick Burkhardt (1912–2007) was the founder of the Charles Darwin Correspondence Project, and the associated high profile book series The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Press, 1985–the present). He was President of the American Council of Learned Societies from 1957 to 1974, and in 2003 was awarded the American Philosophical Society Thomas Jefferson Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences.

Release date NZ

July 9th, 2009

Author

Charles Darwin

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributors

Edited by Frederick Burkhardt
Edited by James Secord
Edited by The Editors of the Darwin Correspondence Project

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12 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

822

Series

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin

Dimensions

166x240x45

ISBN-13

9780521190305

Product ID

3619477

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