This Companion commemorates the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species and examines its main arguments. Drawing on the expertise of leadi

This volume provides the reader with clear, lively and balanced introductions to the most recent scholarship on Darwin and his intellectual legacies.

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This book explores the historical relations between science and religion and discusses contemporary issues with perspectives from cosmology, evolutionary biolog

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