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Nature''s Prophet: Alfred Russel Wallace and His Evolution from Natural Selection to Natural Theology

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By (author): Michael A. Flannery

An astute study of Alfred Russel Wallaces path to natural theology.

A spiritualist, libertarian socialist, womens rights advocate, and critic of Victorian social convention, Alfred Russel Wallace was in every sense a rebel who challenged the emergent scientific certainties of Victorian England by arguing for a natural world imbued with purpose and spiritual significance. Natures Prophet:Alfred Russel Wallace and His Evolution from Natural Selection to Natural Theology is a critical reassessment of Wallaces path to natural theology and counters the dismissive narrative that Wallaces theistic and sociopolitical positions are not to be taken seriously in the history and philosophy of science.

Author Michael A. Flannery provides a cogent and lucid account of a crucialand often underappreciatedelement of Wallaces evolutionary worldview. As co-discoverer, with Charles Darwin, of the theory of natural selection, Wallace willingly took a backseat to the well-bred, better known scientist. Whereas Darwin held fast to his first published scientific explanations for the development of life on earth, Wallace continued to modify his thinking, refining his argument toward a more controversial metaphysical view which placed him within the highly charged intersection of biology and religion.

Despite considerable research into the naturalists life and work, Wallaces own evolution from natural selection to natural theology has been largely unexplored; yet, as Flannery persuasively shows, it is readily demonstrated in his writings from 1843 until his death in 1913. Natures Prophet provides a detailed investigation of Wallaces ideas, showing how, although he independently discovered the mechanism of natural selection, he at the same time came to hold a very different view of evolution from Darwin.

Ultimately, Flannery shows, Wallaces reconsideration of the argument for design yields a more nuanced version of creative and purposeful theistic evolution and represents one of the most innovative contributions of its kind in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, profoundly influencing a later generation of scientists and intellectuals. See more
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  • Weight: 589g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Jul 2018
  • Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780817319854

About Michael A. Flannery

Michael A. Flannery is a professor emeritus of libraries at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the author of Alfred Russel Wallace: A Rediscovered Life and editor of Alfred Russel Wallaces Theory of Intelligent Evolution: How Wallaces World of Life Challenged Darwinism.

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