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Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895)

Autor/a de Man's Place in Nature

129+ obres 1,250 Membres 16 Ressenyes 3 preferits

Sobre l'autor

T. H. (Thomas Henry) Huxley, an English biologist born in London in 1825, was regarded as one of the leading scientists in England by the age of 26. His fame arose primarily from his support of Charles Darwin and Darwin's theory of evolution. Huxley's book Man's Place in Nature, published in 1873, mostra'n més added an anthropological perspective to Darwin's theory; in fact, this book was the first to advocate the idea that anthropoid apes are the closest relatives to humans. Huxley's other scientific interests included comparative anatomy and paleontology. His writings were extensive. On the topic of biology he wrote both from the scientific view and to popularize the subject. Huxley's other books were on education, philosophy, ethics, and theology. His grandson, Aldous Huxley, would later make significant contributions to English literature as well. T.H. Huxley died in 1895. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Obres de Thomas Henry Huxley

Man's Place in Nature (1863) 246 exemplars
Hume (1879) 46 exemplars
Science and Education (1893) 45 exemplars
Science and Christian tradition (1894) 42 exemplars
On a piece of chalk (1967) 35 exemplars
Method and Results (1896) 34 exemplars
Darwiniana (1893) 28 exemplars
On the Origin of Species (1968) 28 exemplars
Lectures and Lay Sermons (1913) 22 exemplars
Lectures and Essays (1767) 22 exemplars
The Darwinian Hypothesis (2001) 10 exemplars
Reading From Huxley (1901) 7 exemplars
Critiques and addresses (2012) 7 exemplars
Essays (1932) 6 exemplars
Aphorisms and Reflections (2008) 6 exemplars
Touchstone for Ethics (1947) 4 exemplars
Time and Life (2010) 3 exemplars
Coral and Coral Reefs (2012) 3 exemplars
A Liberal Education (1924) 3 exemplars
Yeast (2010) 3 exemplars
Methods and Results 3 exemplars
Introductory (Science primers) (1887) 2 exemplars
On Some Fossil Remains of Man (2009) 2 exemplars
Lectures on Evolution (2012) 2 exemplars
Mr.Gladstone and Genesis (2009) 2 exemplars
Hasisadra's Adventure (2009) 2 exemplars
Agnosticism and Christianity (2016) 1 exemplars
Thomas Huxley 1 exemplars
On Descartes (2017) 1 exemplars
Physical geography (1875) 1 exemplars
William Harvey 1 exemplars
On the Study of Zoology (2012) 1 exemplars
Voyage sur le Rattlesnake (2012) 1 exemplars
On Descartes 1 exemplars
Du singe à l'homme 1 exemplars
Works of Thomas Henry Huxley (2014) 1 exemplars
On the Method of Zadig (2012) 1 exemplars

Obres associades

Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution (1902) — Col·laborador, algunes edicions929 exemplars
Darwin (Norton Critical Edition) (1970) — Col·laborador, algunes edicions652 exemplars
Essays: English and American (1910) — Col·laborador — 600 exemplars
Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings (2002) — Col·laborador — 287 exemplars
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (1979) — Col·laborador — 249 exemplars
Prose of the Victorian Period (1938) — Col·laborador — 216 exemplars
Atheism: A Reader (2000) — Col·laborador — 181 exemplars
The Portable Victorian Reader (1972) — Col·laborador — 176 exemplars
The Fin de Siècle: A Reader in Cultural History, c. 1880-1900 (2000) — Col·laborador — 79 exemplars
The Dinosaur Papers: 1676-1906 (2003) — Col·laborador — 49 exemplars
Masters of British Literature, Volume B (2007) — Col·laborador — 16 exemplars
Freedom in Science and Teaching (2009) — Prefaci — 6 exemplars
Selections From Huxley (1911) 2 exemplars

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Nom normalitzat
Huxley, Thomas Henry
Data de naixement
1825-05-04
Data de defunció
1895-06-29
Lloc d'enterrament
East Finchley Cemetery, London, England, UK
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
UK
Lloc de naixement
Ealing, London, England, UK
Lloc de defunció
Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK
Llocs de residència
London, England, UK
Educació
Sydenham College, London
University of London
Professions
biologist
Relacions
Huxley, Leonard (son)
Huxley, Aldous (grandson)
Huxley, Julian (grandson)
Huxley, Matthew (great-grandson)
Huxley, Anthony (great-grandson)
McAlpine, Daniel (student) (mostra-les totes 12)
Ward, H. Marshall (student)
MacGillivray, John (shipmate - HMS Rattlesnake)
Huxley, Sir Andrew (grandson)
Tickell, Crispin (great-great grandson)
Huxley, Francis (great-grandson)
Spencer, Herbert (friend)
Organitzacions
Royal Navy
Royal Institution
Royal School of Mines
Royal College of Surgeons
Geological Society of London
British Association for the Advancement of Science (mostra-les totes 7)
Marine Biological Association
Premis i honors
Privy Councillor (1892)
Royal Medal (1852)
Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellow, Linnean Society of London
Knight, Order of the Polar Star (1873)
Darwin Medal (1894) (mostra-les totes 11)
Linnean Medal (1890)
Wollaston Medal (1876)
Fellow, Royal Society (1851)
Copley Medal (1888)
Foreign Member, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1892)
Biografia breu
English biologist specialising in comparative anatomy. He is known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

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Contents: The Darwinian Hypothesis (1859), The Origin of Species (1860), Criticisms of "The Origin of Species" (1864), The Genealogy of Animals (1869), Mr. Darwin's Critics (1871), Evolution in Biology (1878), The Coming of Age of the Origin of Species (1880), Charles Darwin (1882), The Darwin Memorial (1885), Obituary (1888), Six Lectures...on the Phenomena of Organic Nature (1863). Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection” was first published in 1859. The most influential and controversial biological book written in the 19th century, Darwin theorized that natural selection caused evolutionary change rather than the hand of God.… (més)
 
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RedeemedRareBooks | Nov 19, 2023 |
Individual essays individually reviewed:

1. Joseph Priestley (1874)
This is an address given on the occasion of a statue of Priestley being set up in Birmingham. It is hilarious. I don't think any modern could be so incisive yet humorous about Priestley's scientific errors as well as his scientific accomplishments and theological preoccupations.

2. Emancipation - Black and White (1865)
This is probably the essay for which Huxley is being cancelled in 2021. In this essay, a brief one celebrating the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of the former slaves in the southern United Stetes, he moves rather quickly to a call for increased rights and better education for women. What is getting him cancelled is that he states a belief that women and what he calls "negros" are inferior, while denying that that is justification for denying the people in these two groups equal rights. On the _most_ important point he was correct, at a time when many were wrong.

Overview: T. H. Huxley just couldn't resist snarking, in a Victorian way. Some of that has worn really well, like his remarks on Priestley. Some of it, like his remarks on "negroes" and women has worn less well. But it's important to remember that in his "Emancipation" speech he was not setting out to offend, _except_ by his anti-slavery stance and his support of womens' rights. As regards the rest, almost all of his hearers were probably not the least bit offended by his other remarks. You can't cancel the non-entities of the past, though, as they are already forgotten, only those of the present.
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themulhern | Dec 19, 2021 |
The essays are instructive and it is good as a historical record. Reviews of individual essays below.

1. The Darwininan Hypothesis (1859)
Essentially a review of Darwin's book, which had come out but recently. Hopeful but not dogmatic.

2. The Origin of Species (1860)
Long form explanation of the idea of "species" with reference to Darwin's "Origin of Species". Many excursions into records of odd reproductive facts and long quotations from original sources.

10. Obituary (1888)
A 50 page obituary of Charles Darwin, written for the Royal Society obituaries. A quite good capsule biography, by a contemporary.
… (més)
 
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themulhern | Nov 27, 2021 |
A very important and famous book on evolution.
 
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hcubic | Mar 26, 2020 |

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Membres
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Valoració
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Ressenyes
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ISBN
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Preferit
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