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Rev. 2nd ed. |
| Description |
xx, 373 pages 18 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
I. The biological revolution -- 1859: The Origin of Species -- The evolution of evolution -- Darwin answers the Sphinx -- The Newton of biology -- The uses of Darwinism -- Voices of dissent -- After Darwin: what is science -- II. The social revolution -- 1859: The Critique of political economy -- The so called Utopians -- How the system works -- The sage of Soho -- The people's Marx -- His Majesty's opposition -- After Marx: what is social science -- III. The artistic revolution -- 1859: Tristan and Isolde -- The School of Romanticism -- The 'Ring' and the book -- The master thinker of Bayreuth -- Perfect Wagnerites -- Nietzsche contra Wagner -- After Wagner: what is art -- IV. The triumph of the absolute -- The generous imposture ; Revolutions come before their time ; The method of Zadig -- V. The reign of relativity -- Consciousness regained ; The thought of the Twentieth century ; Of human freedom. |
| Subject |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
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Marx, Karl, 1818-1883.
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
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Biochemistry. (DNLM)D001671 |
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Plants -- metabolism. (DNLM)D010944Q000378 |
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 (OCoLC)fst00029136
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Marx, Karl, 1818-1883 (OCoLC)fst00030215
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 (OCoLC)fst00040723
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| ISBN |
0226038599 |
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9780226038599 |
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0385093411 |
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9780385093415 |
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