Evolutionary Studies

A Centenary Celebration of the Life of Julian Huxley

Proceedings of the 1987 Eugenics Society conference edited by Milo Keynes and G. Ainsworth Harrison.

This book assesses the contribution made to both science and society by Julian Huxley on the centennial of his birth.  Particular attention is devoted to his historical place in the development of the theory of biological evolution and to the seminal role he played in opening up a number of different fields of evolutionary study, especially genetics, behaviour, growth and anthropology.  The book, however, is not exclusively historical, and the contributions review current knowledge about all aspects of evolution, including palaeontology.  In the final section of the book Huxley's concerns with ethics and eugenics are evaluated as well as his role as first Secretary-General of UNESCO.

ISBN 0-333-45723-4

Main contents 1. Introduction G. Ainsworth Harrison 2. The Galton Lecture for 1987: Julian Huxley - a Family View Sir Andrew Huxley, OM, FRS 3. Julian Huxley and the Development of Evolutionary Studies John R. Durant 4. Scientific Work by Sir Julian Huxley, FRS E. B Ford. FRS 5. Evolution Since Julian Huxley Bryan C. Clarke, FRS 6. Julian Huxley and the Rise of Modern Ethology R. I. M. Dunbar 7. The Problem of the Palaeontological Evidence T. S. Kemp 8. Size, Shape and Evolution Robert D. Martin 9. The Ascent of Man M. H. Day 10. Human Geographical Variation G. Ainsworth Harrison 11. Evolution and Ethics Patrick Bateson, FRS 12. The First Director-General of UNESCO W. H. G. Armytage 13. Julian Huxley and Eugenics David Hubback 14. The Galton Lecture for 1962: Eugenics in Evolutionary Perspective Sir Julian Huxley, FRS 15. Sir Julian Huxley, FRS - Chronological Table 16. Sir Julian Huxley, FRS - Select Bibliography

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