03589cam a2200433 a 4500 15506110 MWNLS 20120215104736.0 081031s2009 mauabf b 001 0 eng 2008043482 9781846140358 (OCoLC)ocn231588312 (OCoLC)231588312 DLC DLC BTCTA BAKER YDXCP UPZ C#P BUR YAM BWX DLC GN281.4 .D47 2009 306.3/6208996017521 22 Desmond, Adrian J., 1947- 25645 Darwin's sacred cause : how a hatred of slavery shaped Darwin's views on human evolution / Adrian Desmond & James Moore. London : Penguin Books, 2009. xxi, 484 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-456) and index. The intimate 'Blackamoor' -- Racial numb-skulls -- All nations of one blood -- Living in slave countries-- Common descent : from the father of man to the father of all mammals -- Hybridizing humans -- This odious deadly subject -- Domestic animals and domestic institutions -- Oh for shame Agassiz! -- The contamination of Negro blood -- The secret science drifts from its sacred cause -- Cannibals and the Confederacy in London -- The descent of the races. There is a mystery surrounding Darwin: How did this quiet, respectable gentleman, a pillar of his parish, come to embrace one of the most radical ideas in the history of human thought? Darwin risked a great deal in publishing his theory of evolution, so something very powerful--a moral fire--must have propelled him. That moral fire, argue authors Desmond and Moore, was a passionate hatred of slavery. They draw on a wealth of fresh manuscripts, correspondence, notebooks, diaries, and even ships' logs to show how Darwin's abolitionism had deep roots in his mother's family and was reinforced by his voyage on the Beagle as well as by events in America. Leading apologists for slavery in Darwin's time argued that blacks and whites were separate species, with whites created superior. Darwin believed that the races belonged to the same human family, and slavery was therefore a sin.--From publisher description. Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 Ethics. 25646 Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 Political and social views. 25647 Human evolution Philosophy. 25648 Slavery Philosophy. 25649 Slavery Moral and ethical aspects. 25650 Moore, James R. (James Richard), 1947- 25651 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0903/2008043482.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008043482-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008043482-d.html Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1204/2008043482-s.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 16737 16737 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC HQ HQ GEN 2012-05-24 Book Aid International 4000.00 4 3 306.3 DES 0035348 2016-06-04 00:00:00 2016-05-14 6000.00 2012-05-24 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC KR ZA GEN 2012-06-12 Book Aid International 4000.00 306.3 DES 0040778 2026-09-11 11:01:37 6000.00 2012-06-12 BK