 | Of Apes and Ancestors: Evolution, Christianity, and the Oxford Debate Subjects: Huxley Thomas Henry 1825–1895; Wilberforce Samuel 1805–1873; Darwin Charles 1809–1882; Evolution (Biology) -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Religion and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Great Britain -- Intellectual l; By reconstructing the Oxford debate of 1860 on the merits of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species, and carefully considering the individual perspectives of the main participants, Ian Hesketh argues that personal jealousies and professional agendas played a formative role in shaping the response to Darwin's hypothesis. Hesketh Ian : Ian Hesketh is an ARC Future Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Queensland. |
