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A second, encyclopedic section travels the spectrum of topics in evolution with concise, informative, and accessiblee ntries on individ- uals from Aristotle and Linnaeus to Louis Leakey and Jean Lamarck; from T. H. Huxley and Edward O. Wilson to Joseph Felsenstein and Motoo Kimura; and on subjects fronr al- truism and an-rphibiansto evolutionary psy- chology and Piltdown Man to the Scopest rial and social Darwinism. Readers will find the latestw ord on the history and philosophy of evolution, the nuanceso f the sciencei tself, and the intricate interplay anong evolutionary study,r eligion, philosophy, and sociery. Appearing at the beginning of the Darwin Year of 2oo9-the zooth anniversaryo f the birth of Charles Darwin and the rjoth an- niversary of the publication of the Origirt o-f Species-this volume is a fitting tribute to the scienceD arwin seti n nlotion. M TcHAEL RUSE is LucyleT . Werknreister Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Pro- granr in the History and Philosophy of Science, Florida State (Jniversiry.H e is the founder and edi- tor ofthejournal Biologya nd Philosophya nd has ap- peared on "Quirks and Quarks" and the Discovery Channel. His books include Tlrc Euolution-Crcdtiort Strugglea nd Danyin and Desigtrf toth from Harvard). J oS EPH TRAVTS is Deano fthe Collegeo f Arts and Sciencesa nd Robert O. Lawton Distin- guished Professor of Biological Science at Florida State Universiry. 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Spanning evolutionary science from its inception to its latest findings, from discoveries and data to philosophy and history, this book is the most complete, authoritative, and inviting one-volume introduction to evolutionary biology available. Clear, informative, and comprehensive in scope, Evoluti
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