After Charles Darwin’s death, the period from the 1880s to the 1920s is known as “The Eclipse of Darwinism”. Coined by Julian Huxley, it was a time where alternative theories to explain evolution sought to push Natural Selection aside.
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Works Cited
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Darwin, Charles. The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 20: Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (the Works of Charles Darwin, 20). 0 ed., NYU Press, 1989.
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Dennert, Eberhard. At The Deathbed of Darwinism. Silver Street Media, 2022.
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Humanity’s Wisdom. “Ernst Mayr and Julian Huxley Talk About Evolution (1959).” YouTube, 27 Sept. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFX9QBs3EMk.
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Huxley, Julian. Evolution, the Modern Synthesis. Science Editions, 1964.
Music in this Episode
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Ancient Mystery Waltz (Allegro) by Kevin MacLeod, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7910-ancient-mystery-waltz-allegro, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://incompetech.com
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Funeral March for Brass by Kevin MacLeod, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3785-funeral-march-for-brass, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://incompetech.com
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Bass Soli by Kevin MacLeod, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3421-bass-soli, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://incompetech.com
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