Bask - Shop now
$0.75 with 99 percent savings
Digital List Price: $60.99

Promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Sold by Amazon.com Services LLC.
eBook features:
  • Highlight, take notes, and search in the book
  • In this edition, page numbers are just like the physical edition
You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Robert J. Richards
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Darwin and the Emergence of Evolutionary Theories of Mind and Behavior (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series) Kindle Edition

by Robert J. Richards (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
Best Price in 30 Days
Best Price in 30 Days means that the current price is lower than, or equal to, the lowest price this item sold for on Amazon.com in the past 30 days.
With insight and wit, Robert J. Richards focuses on the development of evolutionary theories of mind and behavior from their first distinct appearance in the eighteenth century to their controversial state today. Particularly important in the nineteenth century were Charles Darwin's ideas about instinct, reason, and morality, which Richards considers against the background of Darwin's personality, training, scientific and cultural concerns, and intellectual community. Many critics have argued that the Darwinian revolution stripped nature of moral purpose and ethically neutered the human animal. Richards contends, however, that Darwin, Herbert Spencer, and their disciples attempted to reanimate moral life, believing that the evolutionary process gave heart to unselfish, altruistic behavior.

"Richards's book is now the obvious introduction to the history of ideas about mind and behavior in the nineteenth century."—Mark Ridley, Times Literary Supplement

"Not since the publication of Michael Ghiselin's The Triumph of the Darwinian Method has there been such an ambitious, challenging, and methodologically self-conscious interpretation of the rise and development and evolutionary theories and Darwin's role therein."—John C. Greene, Science

"His book . . . triumphantly achieves the goal of all great scholarship: it not only informs us, but shows us why becoming thus informed is essential to understanding our own issues and projects."—Daniel C. Dennett, Philosophy of Science
Previous slide of product details
  1. ISBN-13
    978-0226149516
  2. Publisher
    The University of Chicago Press
  3. Publication date
    June 1, 2014
  4. Part of series
    Science and Its Conceptual Foundations
  5. Language
    English
  6. File size
    5.9 MB
Next slide of product details

Shop this series

 See full series
There are 40 books in this series.
11 unreleased or unavailable books are excluded.
  • Kindle Price:
    $409.25
    By placing your order, you're purchasing a license to the content and you agree to the Kindle Store Terms of Use.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Richards traces scientific and philosophical concepts of the mind's evolution through scholarly writings from the Enlightenment to the present. Lamark, Cuvier, Huxley, Wallace, Morgan, William James, James Baldwin, and others are quoted to show how the interpretation of Darwin's theory in relation to instinct, reason, and morals has changed with the social postulates of each writer's period. Of particular interest is the second appendix, which states the author's views. The most complete study on this topic available and an important work for scholars in this field; for academic and large public libraries. Frank Reiser, Nassau Community Coll., Garden City, N.Y.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Back Cover

This book traces the development of evolutionary theories of mind and behavior from their first distinctive appearance in the 18th century to their controverted state in the present.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NC516VG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The University of Chicago Press (June 1, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.9 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 720 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0226712001
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Robert J. Richards

Robert J. Richards

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read book recommendations and more.

Customer reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars
4 global ratings

Review this product

Share your thoughts with other customers
Write a customer review

Top reviews from the United States

  • Shaun Johnston
    4.0 out of 5 stars Forbidding, but probing
    Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2008
    Verified Purchase
    Long. Dense. Detailed. The author reviews battles of long ago as if they were part of comtemporary theory. He's making two points. One is, he believes those battles are indeed part of contemporary theory. Second, he believes evolution itself provides a favorable framework for the telling of history and he uses this book to demonstrate the thesis.

    Coverage is not even. He accounts for evolutionary theory in terms of the motivations and personalities of individuals, particularly those involved in what he sees as the major disputes. But there's little mention of such eccentrics on the edge of the story as Samuel Butler, for example. He does, though, try to do justice to Herbert Spencer.
    10 people found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report

Top reviews from other countries

  • d a lane
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2017
    Verified Purchase
    very good
    Report

Report an issue


Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report