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In 1859 Charles Darwin established the First Evolutionary Synthesis. This was the first synthesis because Darwin was the first scientist to construct a synthesis of all biological knowledge of his time on the basis of the concept of evolution. In the 20th century (1930s) the incorporation of the Mendelian and population genetics created the Evolutionary Synthesis or Neo-Darwinism, which in fact is the Second Evolutionary Synthesis. Now, in the 21st century the ingredients of the Third Evolutionary Synthesis are gradually becoming visible ... (continue reading here)       Gert Korthof, The Netherlands   (update: 26 Oct 2009)

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12 Feb 2009:
200 years ago Charles Darwin
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The Medea Hypothesis 30 Sep 2009  new review

Peter Ward (2009)
'The Medea Hypothesis. Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self- Destructive?'
The review.

Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics in Biology 14 Mar 2009  new review

Harman, Dietrich (2008)
'Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics in Biology'

The review.

Niche Construction 16 Jul 2008  new review:
John Odling-Smee, Kevin Laland, Marcus Feldman (2003)
Niche Construction. The neglected proces in evolution.

Category: Extensions.
Sedley 29 May 2008  new review:
David Sedley (2008)
Creationism and its critics in Antiquity.
The forerunners of Darwin and Intelligent Design.
Category: History.
Descent26 Apr 2008 new review
Charles Darwin (1871,1981)
'Descent of Man'.
Review discussing origins of morality and the question: Was Darwin an eugeneticist?
The review.
The Third Domain1 Dec 2007 new review

David Beerling (2007)
'The Emerald Planet. How Plants changed Earth's history'.
The Plant Kingdom: a neglected subject. The review

Reviews:

This page lists all books having full reviews. See Introduction for an annotated and expanded list of books.

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the books are ordered by category and within categories by date of publication in descending order
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textbooks Textbooks evolutionary biology:   (more titles)
Evolution, Second Edition Douglas J. Futuyma
2009
Evolution. Strickberger 4 ed.
2008
Barton et al
2007
Freeman and Herron
2007
Stearns and Hoekstra
2005
Evolution. Douglas J. Futuyma
2005
Evolution. 3 ed. Mark Ridley
2004
Evolution. Skelton
1996

N. Barton et al (2007)-Evolution (first edition)29 Sep 0728 Dec 08
M. Strickberger (2000)-Evolution. (Third Edition) 7 Feb 00  7 Jan 05
category 9 Orthodox (Neo-)Darwinism   (more titles)
Charles Darwin Books by Charles Darwin 1 Oct 063 May 08
Charles Darwin The Descent of Man 26 Apr 08 -
Richard Dawkins Books by and about Richard Dawkins12 Apr 0629 Sep 09
Ernst Mayr Books by Ernst Mayr10 Apr 06 12 Apr 06
Mark Ridley (2000)Mendel's Demon; Evolution (1996)24 Aug 01 3 Feb 02
John Maynard SmithThe Problems of Biology (1986)
Did Darwin Get It Right? (1992)
The Theory of Evolution (1997)
Shaping Life. Genes, Embryos and Evolution (1998)
The Origins of Life (1999)
24 Jan 99 29 Jul 08
Daniel Dennett (1995)Darwin's Dangerous Idea. 5 Aug 98 5 Aug 98
category 5 Extensions & alternative evolutionary theories   (more titles)
Peter Ward (2009)The Medea Hypothesis. Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive? 30 Sep 09 -
Harman et al (2008)Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics in Biology 14 Mar 09 -
J. Odling-Smee (2003)Niche construction. The neglected process in evolution 16 Jul 08 -
David Beerling (2007)The Emerald Planet - How Plants changed Earth's history 1 Dec 07 -
Tim Friend (2007)The Third Domain - The untold story of Archaea 16 Oct 07 -
Kirschner et al (2005)The Plausibility of Life - Resolving Darwin's dilemma 10 Oct 05 2 Mar 06
Jablonka, Lamb (2005)Evolution in Four Dimensions 24 Apr 05-
Lynn Margulis (2002)Acquiring Genomes. A theory of the origins of species  5 Jun 0512 Apr 06
Elisabeth Lloyd (2005)The Case of Female Orgasm - Bias in the Science of Evolution 5 Jun 0522 Aug 05
Louis Berman (2003)The Puzzle. Exploring the Evolutionary Puzzle of male homosexuality23 Dec 03 8 Jun 04
Andrew Parker (2003)pdfIn the Blink of an Eye 1 Jun 03 22 Jun 03
Stephen J Gould (2002)The Structure of Evolutionary Theory28 May 04 26 Oct 06
James Lovelock (2000)The Ages of Gaia. A Biography of our Living Earth 3 Oct 04 -
Gabriel Dover (2000)pdfDear Mr Darwin. Letters on the Evolution of Life and Human Nature  1 Jan 01 24 Mar 01
Bruce Bagemihl (1999)Biological Exuberance. Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity21 Sep 0324 Apr 04
Henry Gee (1999)pdfIn Search of Deep Time 13 Jun 00  8 Dec 00
Fred Hoyle (1999)Mathematics of Evolution.   "A memorable misunderstanding"10 Oct 99  3 Dec 04
Edward Steele (1998)Lamarck's Signature21 Feb 99 8 Aug 08
Stuart Kauffman (1995)At Home in the Universe20 Oct 98  6 Aug 00
Brian Goodwin (1995)pdfHow the Leopard Changed Its Spots  1 Jan 9811 Mar 01
Niles Eldredge (1995)pdfReinventing Darwin8 Feb 98  8 Aug 98
Hubert Yockey (1992)Information theory and molecular biology24 Aug 98 6 Jul 06
Motoo Kimura (1986)The neutral theory of molecular evolution01 Jan 9926 Jul 09
category 10 evo-devo   (more titles)
Wallace Arthur (2000)The Origin of Animal Body Plans. A study in Evolutionary Developmental Biology13 Jan 02 3 Mar 02
category 3 Non-religious Anti-Darwinism, Anti-Evolution   (more titles)
Gert KorthofIndependent origin and the facts of life (a general overview)5 May 0321 Sep 09
Christian Schwabe (2001)The Genomic Potential Hypothesis24 Mar 029 Jul 06
P. Senapathy (1994)Independent Birth of Organisms 29 Dec 02 2 Nov 09
Lima-de-Faria (1988)pdfEvolution without selection31 May 9716 Jan 01
Michael Denton (1986)pdfEvolution: a theory in crisis26 Oct 97 29 Jul 05
category 1 Creationism / Intelligent Design / Fine Tuning / Theistic Evolution   (more titles)
Michael Behe (2007)The Edge of Evolution. The Search for the Limits of Darwinism22 Jul 07 26 Aug 07
William Dembski (1999)Intelligent Design24 Jan 00 8 Jul 09
Lee Spetner (1998)Not By Chance! Shattering the Modern Theory of Evolution
Spetner's reply [ pdfMy reply [ pdf ]
31 Dec 98
31 Aug 00
 4 Jul 03
23 May 01
Michael Behe (1996)Darwin's Black Box26 Apr 97 25 Jan 07
Jon Buell (1994)pdfDarwinism: Science or Philosophy? 6 Apr 97 30 Jun 99
Mark A. Ludwig (1993)Computer Viruses, Artificial Life and Evolution   |   reply by Mark Ludwig  2 Feb 0626 Oct 09
Phillip Johnson (1993)Darwin on trial   |   Johnson's comments   |   postscripts 6 Jul 97 27 Apr 01
Walter Remine (1993)pdfThe Biotic Message. Evolution versus Message Theory13 Jun 9923 Sep 01
David Foster (1993)pdfThe Philosophical Scientists12 Sep 97 20 Mar 09
Fred Hoyle (1983)pdfThe Intelligent Universe6 Dec 995 Mar 06
category 2 Fine tuning   (more titles)
Michael Denton (1998)pdfNature's Destiny. How The Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose In The Universe16 Jun 9823 May 00
Dean Overman (1997)pdfA Case Against Accident and Self-Organization11 Sep 00 30 Apr 01
Richard Swinburne 1997Is there a God?4 Jun 98 24 Oct 07
Barrow & Tipler (1994)The Anthropic Cosmological Principle4 Jun 98 27 Jan 01
category 12 Theistic Evolution   (more titles)
Joan Roughgarden (2006)Evolution and Christian Faith. Reflections of an Evolutionary Biologist17 may 07  
Francis Collins (2006)The Language of God. A scientist presents evidence for belief23 Aug 0631 Mar 09
category 11 Origin of Life   (more titles)
Tibor Gánti (2003)The Principles of Life29 Dec 0319 Sep 07
Clive Trotman (2004)The Feathered Onion - Creation of Life in the Universe21 Nov 04 3 Jul 06
category 6 History of Darwinism and Creationism   (more titles)
David Sedley (2007) Creationism and its critics in Antiquity 29 May 0811 Aug 08
Michael Ruse (2005)pdfThe Evolution-Creation Struggle  3 Jul 05-
John Waller (2003)pdfFabulous Science. Fact and Fiction in the history of scientific discovery24 Aug 0315 Oct 05
Donald Forsdyke (2001)pdfThe Origin of Species Revisited27 Dec 01 16 Sep 04
Betty Smocovitis (1996)pdfUnifying Biology. The Evolutionary Synthesis and Evolutionary Biology 8 Jun 01  3 Aug 01
Søren Løvtrup (1987)pdfDarwinism: The Refutation of a Myth26 Mar 98  1 Jan 02
W.J. Dempster (1996) pdfNatural Selection and Patrick Matthew 4 Sep 97 14 Feb 07
category 4 bibliographies
James L. Hayward 1998pdfThe Creation/Evolution Controversy. An Annotated Bibliography 1 Feb 998 Feb 99
Tom McIver (1992)pdfAnti-Evolution. A Reader's Guide to Writings before and after Darwin12 Mar 007 Oct 05
category 8 Anti-Creationism   (more titles)
Young & Edis (2004)Why Intelligent Design Fails: A Scientific Critique of the New Creationism [chapter]7 Aug 0418 Feb 09
Gert Korthof (2006)Common Descent: It's All or Nothing 3 Oct 06  3 Jul 08
Robert Pennock (1999)pdfTower of Babel2 May 9913 May 01
Douglas Futuyma (1995)Science on Trial - The Case for Evolution22 Jan 98 12 Aug 98
Michael Ruse (1988)pdfBut is it science? The philosophical question 21 Jan 98 21 Oct 09
Michael Ruse(1982) pdfDarwinism defended19 Jan 98 25 Aug 98
Philip Kitcher (1982)pdfAbusing Science. The Case Against Creationism22 Jan 98 24 Aug 98
category Suggested books  
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AuteurNederlandse boeken ( The Dutch Pages )gepubliceerdupdate
Bas Haring Het aquarium van Walter Huijsmans. 14 jun 200919 jun 09
Nederlandse evolutie literatuur. Een overzicht. (Gert Korthof)27 nov 20078 nov 09
Blog over evolutie en levensbeschouwing (Nederlandstalig). Zie ook: categorie boeken.27 juli 2006   2-3x pw
Cees DekkerEn God beschikte een worm. Over schepping en evolutie 30 mrt 2006   4 apr 2006
Cees DekkerSchitterend ongeluk of sporen van ontwerp? 17 jul 2005   3 jul 2008
Intelligent Design is geen wetenschap (Gert Korthof)29 nov 200327 jul 2006
Bas Haring Kaas & De Evolutietheorie24 juni 200224 sep 2006
Schepping is onbiologisch (Gert Korthof)12 jan 199719 juni 2005
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