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"The emphasis throughout on how analogies can influence belief is important and persuasive. All told, Alter has provided a rich and rewarding account of the often subtle connections that bound the nineteenth-century sciences of language and life." -- Gregory Radick, British Journal of the History of Science
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"By far the most comprehensive discussion of the contributions made by linguists for and against Darwin's theory. There are lessons here for the contemporary understanding of human evolution." -- Robert J. Richards, University of Chicago
"Alter's analysis is a real intellectual treat. Anyone interested in Darwin, linguistics, or the role of analogies and metaphors in science should find this to be a fascinating study." -- Richard W. Burkhardt, Jr., University of Illinois at Urbana -- Champaign
"Anyone who enjoys noting instances of convergence between the sciences and the humanities, will like this short, elegantly written book. It draws expertly both on Charles Darwin's theoretical notebooks and on recent scholarship in the history of linguistics." -- Sandra Herbert, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Darwinism and the Linguistic Image : Language, Race, and Natural Theology in the Nineteenth Century (New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History)
Darwinism and the Linguistic Image: Language, Race, and Natural Theology in the Nineteenth Century (New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History),Stephen G. Alter,The Johns Hopkins University Press,0801872448,History,Language,Language Arts & Disciplines,Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy,Life Sciences - Evolution,Linguistics,Evolution,History of science,Language & Linguistics,Social Science / Anthropology / General,c 1800 to c 1900
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