The Cambridge Companion to Darwin

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Summary

These essays form a most convenient and accessible guide to Darwin.

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Preface
Introduction
Darwin's Theorising
The making of a philosophical naturalist
The notebook programmes and projects of Darwin's London years
Darwin on generation, pangenesis and sexual selection
Darwin on mind, morals and emotions
The arguments in the Origin of Species
Historical Contexts
Is the theory of natural selection independent of its history?
Darwin's science and Victorian philosophy of science
Darwin and Victorian Christianity
Darwin, social Darwinism and eugenics
The place of Darwin's theories in the intellectual long run
Current Issues
From Darwin to today in evolutionary biology
Metaphysical and epistemological issues in modern Darwinian theory
Darwinian concepts in the philosophy of mind
Darwinism in moral philosophy and social theory
Belief in God in a Darwinian age
Philosophical Prospects
In Darwin's wake, where am I?
Ethical expressions: why moralists scowl, frown and smile
Is human nature natural?
Giving Darwin his due
Guide to further reading
List of references
Index
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