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CHARLES DARWIN (1809 - 1882)

CONFERENCES

• On the Origin of Species at 150: a Celebratory Conference, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto, November 21-24, 2009
• 150 Years of Evolution – Darwin's Impact on the Humanities and Social Sciences, a Symposium in Honour of the 200th Birthday of Charles Darwin and the 150th Anniversary of the Publication of On the Origin of Species, San Diego State University, November 20-22, 2009

• Darwin in the Twenty-First Century: Nature, Humanity, and God, John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values, University of Notre Dame, November 1-3, 2009

• Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species after 150 Years, Virginia Tech University, November 4, 2009
• International Darwin Conference, University of Bradford, September 24-26, 2009
• Darwin's Impact on Science, Society and Culture: a 21st Century Reassessment, Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University of Portugal, September 10-12, 2009
• Echoes of Darwin, Instituto Humanitas Unisinos (IHU) and Graduate Program in Philosophy, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – Unisinos, September 9-12, 2009
• Evolving Darwinism - From Natural Theology to a Theology of Nature, Science and Religion Forum, University of Cambridge, September 8-10, 2009
• Conference to Honour the 200th Anniversary of Darwin's Birth and 150th Anniversary of the Publication of On the Origin of Species, Department of Philosophy, University of Birmingham, June 10, 2009
• Humanism and Posthumanism, Conference in Honour of the Charles Darwin Bicentennial, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, April 6-9
• Darwin's Reach: a Celebration of Darwin's Legacy across Academic Disciplines, Hofstra University, March 12-14, 2009
• Evolution and Organisation: Denaturing Darwin, International School of Philosophy, Amersfoort, the Netherlands, November 12-14, 2004

SOURCES: PRIMARY

Off-Line:

• Anthologies:

• Selected Individual Works:

  • The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.  1872.

  • The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex.  1871.

  • Primitive Culture: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art, and Custom.  1871.

  • The Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.  1859.

    • Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 2001.

On-Line:

• Archives:

  • Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

• Selected Individual Works:

  • The Descent of Man (1871):

    • Literature.Org Version

  • The Origin of the Species (1859):

    • Bartleby.Com Version

    • Literature.Org Version

SOURCES: SECONDARY

Off-Line:

• Anthologies:

  • Hösle, Vittorio, and Christian Illies, eds.  Darwinism and Philosophy.  Notre Dame: U of Notre Dame P, 2005.

  • Ruse, Michael, and Robert J. Richards, eds.  Cambridge Companion to The Origin of Species.  Cambridge: CUP, 2009.

• Selected Individual Works:

  • Charlesworth, Brian.  Evolution: a Very Short Introduction.  Oxford: OUP, 2003.

  • Fancher, R. E.  "Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution."  Pioneers of Psychology.  New York: Norton, 1979.  3rd Ed. 1996.  186-215.

  • Godfrey-Smith, Peter.  Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection.  Oxford: OUP, 2009.

  • Howard, Jonathan.  Darwin: a Very Short Introduction.  Oxford: OUP, .

  • Levine, George.  Darwin Loves You: Natural Selection and the Re-enchantment of the World.  Princeton: Princeton UP, 2006.

  • Lewens, Tim.  Darwin.  London: Routledge, 2006.

  • Ruse, Michael.  Charles Darwin.  Oxford: Blackwell, 2008.

  • Ruse, Michael.  Darwinism and its Discontents.  Cambridge: CUP, 2008.

  • Sober, Elliot.  Evidence and Evolution: the Logic behind the Science.  Cambridge: CUP, 2008.

On-Line:

• Brandon, Robert: Natural Selection (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

• Browne, Janet: Darwin the Young Adventurer Humanities (May/June 2009)

• Czarnecki, Mark: The Other Darwin Walrus Magazine (September 2008)

• Dawkins, Richard: Dawkins on Darwin Times Literary Supplement February 11, 2009

• Guardian: Centennial of Darwin's Origin of the Species

• Judson, Olivia:

  • Let's Get Rid of Darwinism The Wild Side Blog.  New York Times July 15, 2008

  • An Original Confession The Wild Side Blog.  New York Times July 8, 2008

  • Darwinmania! The Wild Side Blog.  New York Times June 17, 2008.

• Lennox, James: Darwinism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

• Lennox, John: Why Not Every Scientist Worships at Darwin's Feet Sydney Morning Herald August 18, 2008

• McKie, Robin: How Darwin Won the Evolution Race Science Observer June 22, 2008

• Pevere, Geoff: Darwin's Dangerous Idea Toronto Star March 1, 2008

• Safina, Carl: Darwinism Must Die So That Evolution May Live New York Times February 9, 2009

• Shermer, Michael: A Skeptic's Take on the Public Misunderstanding of Darwin Scientific American (February 2009)

• Sohail, Khalid: Charles Darwin and the Evolution of the Human Mind Secular Web (N.D.)

• Vedantam, Shankar: Eden and Evolution Washington Post February 5, 2006

• Wade, Nicholas: Darwin, Ahead of his Time, is Still Influential New York Times February 9, 2009

• Wikipedia Encyclopedia: Charles Darwin

UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES / RESEARCH CENTRES / RESEARCH PROJECTS

 Europe:

• UK:
  • University of London: London School of Economics: Darwin@LSE

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