{"title":"Robert J. Richards","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the works of \u003cem\u003eRobert J. Richards\u003c\/em\u003e, a renowned scholar celebrated for his profound contributions to the fields of the history and philosophy of science. With an academic career that spans decades, Richards has earned a reputation for his insightful analyses into the intricate intersections of scientific thought and human emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis book, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Romantic Conception of Life\u003c\/strong\u003e, delves into the interplay between 19th-century Romanticism and the development of biological sciences during the same period. This captivating narrative unravels how Romantic ideals influenced scientific approaches, providing readers with a nuanced understanding of how cultural currents shape scientific exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eThe Tragic Sense of Life\u003c\/strong\u003e, Richards turns his attention to the life and work of evolutionary biologist Ernst Haeckel, capturing the emotional and intellectual struggles of a scientist caught between ambition and existential reflection. Both titles offer an enlightening glimpse into key historical moments within the realm of science and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for anyone fascinated by the philosophies underpinning scientific progress, Robert J. Richards' collection is indispensable for understanding the beautifully complex relationship between science and the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-romantic-conception-of-life-by-robert-j-richards-9780226712116","title":"The Romantic Conception of Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"All art should become science and all science art; poetry and philosophy should be made one.\" Friedrich Schlegel's words perfectly capture the project of the German Romantics, who believed that the aesthetic approaches of art and literature could reveal patterns and meaning in nature that couldn't be uncovered through rationalistic philosophy and science alone. In this wide-ranging work, Robert J. Richards shows how the Romantic conception of the world influenced (and was influenced by) both the lives of the people who held it and the development of nineteenth-century science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIntegrating Romantic literature, science, and philosophy with an intimate knowledge of the individuals involved—from Goethe and the brothers Schlegel to Humboldt and Friedrich and Caroline Schelling—Richards demonstrates how their tempestuous lives shaped their ideas as profoundly as their intellectual and cultural heritage. He focuses especially on how Romantic concepts of the self, as well as aesthetic and moral considerations—all tempered by personal relationships—altered scientific representations of nature. Although historians have long considered Romanticism at best a minor tributary to scientific thought, Richards moves it to the center of the main currents of nineteenth-century biology, culminating in the conception of nature that underlies Darwin's evolutionary theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUniting the personal and poetic aspects of philosophy and science in a way that the German Romantics themselves would have honoured, \u003ci\u003eThe Romantic Conception of Life\u003c\/i\u003e alters how we look at Romanticism and nineteenth-century biology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855222690028,"sku":"9780226712116","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226712116.jpg?v=1759265103"},{"product_id":"the-tragic-sense-of-life-by-robert-j-richards-9780226712161","title":"The Tragic Sense of Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrior to the First World War, more people learned of evolutionary theory from the voluminous writings of Charles Darwin’s foremost champion in Germany, Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919), than from any other source, including the writings of Darwin himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, with detractors ranging from palaeontologist Stephen Jay Gould to modern-day creationists and advocates of intelligent design, Haeckel is better known as a divisive figure than as a pioneering biologist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRobert J. Richards’s intellectual biography, \u003cem\u003eThe Tragic Sense of Life\u003c\/em\u003e, rehabilitates Haeckel, providing the most accurate measure of his science and art yet written, as well as a moving account of Haeckel’s eventful life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855285342444,"sku":"9780226712161","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226712161.jpg?v=1759266271"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/robert-j-richards.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}