Essays of a Biologist by Julian Huxley
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"Essays of a Biologist" by Julian Huxley is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The work encompasses various themes related to biology, sociology, and the implications of scientific understanding on human life. Huxley reflects on the nature of progress, the evolution of self-consciousness, and the wider impact of biology on societal structures and values. The opening of the collection introduces Huxley's fundamental exploration of biological progress and its
relation to human evolution, consciousness, and society. He discusses the applications of biological principles to understand human needs and aspirations, emphasizing the impact of self-awareness and rationality on humanity's evolutionary journey. Huxley posits that while traditional biological evolution operated on the mechanisms of natural selection, human evolution is characterized by the conscious control of those processes, suggesting that our understanding of biology is crucial for shaping our future and expanding our potential. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 23016613 |
| Title | Essays of a Biologist |
| Contents | Progress, biological and other -- Biology and sociology -- Ils n'ont que de l'âme: an essay on bird-mind -- Sex biology and sex psychology -- Philosophic ants: a biologic fantasy -- Rationalism and the idea of God -- Religion and science: old wine in new bottles. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Charlene Taylor, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (archive.org) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 50.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QH: Science: Natural history |
| Subject | Biology |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 65145 |
| Release Date | Apr 23, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 578 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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