02957cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000300012624501200015626400510027630000470032733600260037433700260040033800360042650000310046250504100049350802100090352012770111353400450239065300360243565300350247165300320250665300260253885600430256439526UtSlPG20260610133915.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a05040734  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQH1 aClodd, Edward,d1840-193010aPioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley :bWith an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-04-240 apt. I. Pioneers of evolution from Thales to Lucretius, B.C. 600-A.D. 50 -- pt. II. The arrest of inquiry, A.D. 50-A.D. 1600: 1. From the early Christian period to the time of Augustine, A.D. 50-A.D. 400. 2. From Augustine to Lord Bacon, A.D. 400-A.D. 1600 -- pt. 3. The renascence of science, A.D. 1600 onward -- pt. IV. Modern evolution: 1. Darwin and Wallace. 2. Herbert Spencer. 3. Thomas Henry Huxley.  aE-text prepared by Albert László, eagkw, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org)  a"Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley" by Edward Clodd is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the origins and development of the idea of evolution, tracing its roots from ancient Greek philosophers to its revival in modern science. It highlights key figures who played a crucial role in shaping evolutionary theory, such as Thales, Aristotle, and later theorists like Darwin and Huxley, while also delving into the belief systems that impeded scientific progress for centuries.  The opening of the work establishes a framework for understanding the evolution concept, beginning with the Ionian philosophers who first speculated about the nature of the universe and the origins of life. Clodd emphasizes the substantial intellectual contributions of figures like Thales and Anaximander, who questioned traditional beliefs and proposed that natural phenomena were governed by fixed principles. This section sets a historical context by discussing the initial inquiries of Greek thinkers, outlining how these early ideas laid the groundwork for future scientific exploration while contrasting them with the theological constraints that stalled intellectual progress for many centuries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHuxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895  aEvolution (Biology) -- History  aSpencer, Herbert, 1820-1903  aPhilosophy -- History40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39526