Philosophy
As promised, here is Kathryn Tabb's winning essay sponsored by the Darwin Correspondence Project and the Templeton foundation.
A selection:
Several Darwin scholars have argued that Orchids contraverts Paley with a very different rhetoric from the Origin, one that at times seems sympathetic to him. Typifying such arguments John Agnus Campbell writes, "In the course of his infectious expressions of delight over the 'beautiful' and 'curious' structures he finds, Darwin both powerfully repeats yet subtly displaces the natural theology vocabulary he invokes: Darwin seems to 'out Paley Paley'" (Campbell 1994, 72). This paper will make the further point that Orchids subverts the rhetoric of natural theology by troubling the analogy with divine design that Darwin established in his previous work.
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And the winner is...Ms Kathryn Tabb
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Philosophy
"Darwin on Orchis Bank"--winning essay
As promised, here is Kathryn Tabb's winning essay sponsored by the Darwin Correspondence Project and the Templeton foundation.A selection:
Several Darwin scholars have argued that Orchids contraverts Paley with a very different rhetoric from the Origin, one that at times seems sympathetic to him. Typifying such arguments John Agnus Campbell writes, "In the course of his infectious expressions of delight over the 'beautiful' and 'curious' structures he finds, Darwin both powerfully repeats yet subtly displaces the natural theology vocabulary he invokes: Darwin seems to 'out Paley Paley'" (Campbell 1994, 72). This paper will make the further point that Orchids subverts the rhetoric of natural theology by troubling the analogy with divine design that Darwin established in his previous work.
Download the full essay at...
Darwin Correspondence Project
And the winner is...Ms Kathryn Tabb
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Well it looks like Darwin won the poll here at POSP. 27 readers responded: 17 [62%] said they would celebrate the year of Darwin, 7 [25%] said no, and 3 [11%] weren't sure what they were going to do. More people have an interest in the Darwin event...
- Darwin Site Of Worth..."the Dispersal Of Darwin"
A good site to visit regarding all things Darwin established and maintained by Michael Barton. the Dispersal of Darwin And these sites too... Darwin Correspondence Project The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online ...
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