Activity Type:
Lecture
Presenter:
Robert Olby (History & Philosophy of Science)
Date:
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 12:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 5
This lecture will explore the manner in which Darwin prepared his case and crafted his text to meet the skeptics. This analysis will raise questions about the criteria demanded for the acceptance of evidence and prompt reflection on the present state of the subject.
In conjunction with the traveling exhibit "Rewriting the Book of Nature: Charles Darwin and the Rise of Evolutionary Theory" from the National Library of Medicine.
UCIS Unit:
European Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors:
Health Sciences Library System
World Regions:
Europe
Western Europe