From Man to Ape: Darwinism in Argentina, 1870-1920

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Upon its publication, The Origin of Species used to be critically embraced in Europe and North The usa. But how did Darwin’s theories fare in other regions of the world? Adriana Novoa and Alex Levine offer here a history and interpretation of the reception of Darwinism in Argentina, illuminating the ways culture shapes scientific enterprise.

In order to explore how Argentina’s particular interests, ambitions, political anxieties, and prejudices shaped scientific research, From Man to Ape specializes in Darwin’s use of analogies. Both analogy and metaphor are culturally located, and by studying scientific activity at Europe’s geographical and cultural periphery, Novoa and Levine show that familiar analogies assume unfamiliar and occasionally startling guises in Argentina. The transformation of these analogies in the Argentine context led science—in addition to the interaction between science, popular culture, and public policy—in surprising directions. In diverging from European models, Argentine Darwinism reveals a perfect deal about both Darwinism and science normally.

Novel in its approach and its subject, From Man to Ape reveals a new way of understanding Latin American science and its have an effect on at the scientific communities of Europe and North The usa.

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