Project Gutenberg 2010-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 73 Allen, Grant 1848 1899 Allen, Charles Grant Blairfindie Charles Darwin Produced by Christine Bell and Marc D'Hooghe "Charles Darwin" by Grant Allen is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a detailed exploration of the life, ideas, and the historical context in which Darwin operated, portraying him as both a significant figure and a product of a larger intellectual movement towards evolution and natural selection. It seeks to illuminate how Darwin’s thoughts evolved and contributed to groundbreaking changes in biology and the broader implications for thought in general. The opening of the book outlines the premise that Darwin was not only born into a conducive environment for scientific inquiry but was also part of a continuum of evolutionary thought already brewing in society. It details how Darwin was distinguished not as the first to propose evolution, but as the one who clarified the mechanisms of natural selection. The text sets the stage for a narrative that will delve into Darwin's background, his intellectual ancestry, and the societal and scientific milieu that shaped him. Major influences from thinkers such as Lamarck and Malthus, along with a growing shift in scientific understanding during Darwin’s formative years, are hinted at, suggesting a detailed analysis of how Darwin’s contributions integrated into and advanced the evolutionary discourse of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 QH Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Science - General 396825 396881 2024-09-14T13:22:10.418668 2023-09-15T08:09:39.899793 text/html text/html 374332 2024-03-19T03:08:53 text/html 193305 2024-09-14T13:22:16.415649 application/epub+zip 197154 2024-09-14T13:22:11.913636 application/epub+zip 197153 2024-09-14T13:22:11.023641 application/epub+zip 335641 2024-09-14T13:22:20.093621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302078 2024-09-14T13:22:15.710627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302258 2022-09-16T04:44:31.112667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359991 2024-09-14T13:22:09.901690 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 340274 2024-03-19T03:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15192 2024-09-14T13:22:20.221574 application/rdf+xml 10179 2024-09-14T13:22:11.372637 image/jpeg 2842 2024-09-14T13:22:11.196631 image/jpeg 183975 2024-09-14T13:22:10.451658 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia