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245 0 4 _aThe Darwinian revolution.
_nParts 1 & 2
_h[videorecording].
260 _aChantilly, VA :
_bTeaching Co.,
_cc2008.
300 _a4 videodiscs (720 min.) :
_bsd., col. ;
_c4 3/4 in. +
_e1 course guidebook (iv, 102 p. ; 22 cm.) +e 2 lecture transcripts (19 cm.).
490 1 _aGreat courses
490 1 _aGreat courses : science & mathematics
538 _aDVD.
500 _a24 lectures, 30 min. per lecture.
511 0 _aLecturer: Prof. Frederick Gregory, University of Florida.
505 0 _aPt. 1. Lecture 1. The meaning of evolution -- Lecture 2. The way it used to be -- Lecture 3. Theories of evolution in the 18th century -- Lecture 4. Fossils and catastrophism -- Lecture 5. Theories of evolution just before Darwin -- Lecture 6. Why evolution was rejected before Darwin -- Lecture 7. Darwin's conversion to evolution -- Lecture 8. What's in On the origin of species? -- Lecture 9. How Origin fared among scientists -- Lecture 10. The religious reaction to Darwinism -- Lecture 11. The social implications of evolution -- Lecture 12. Evolution and heredity -- Pt. 2. Lecture 13. A nadir for natural selection -- Lecture 14. Groundwork for recovery -- Lecture 15. Human evolution -- Lecture 16. The Scopes trial -- Lecture 17. Lamarckian inheritance on stage -- Lecture 18. Forging an evolutionary synthesis -- Lecture 19. Evolution and molecular biology -- Lecture 20. The rise of biblical creationism -- Lecture 21. Tinkering with evolutionary theory -- Lecture 22. The heritage of eugenics -- Lecture 23. Intelligent design -- Lecture 24. Adding things up.
520 _aIntroduces the remarkable story of Darwin's ideas, how scientists and religious leaders reacted to them, and the sea of change in human thought that resulted. Perhaps more than any other idea in science, Darwin's theory of natural selection shows how a strikingly original concept can break the bounds of its discipline to influence society at large -- in religion, politics, philosophy, and other spheres--From publisher's website.
650 0 _aEvolution (Biology)
650 0 _aEvolution (Biology)
_xStudy and teaching.
600 1 0 _aDarwin, Charles,
_d1809-1882.
655 0 _aNonfiction films.
655 0 _aEducational films.
655 0 _aShort films.
655 0 _aScience films.
700 1 _aGregory, Frederick,
_d1942-
710 2 _aTeaching Company.
830 0 _aGreat courses (DVD)
830 0 _aGreat courses (DVD).
_pScience & mathematics.
999 _c139242
_d139242