Thanks, Mitch. The Ridley reader looks close enough to what I was looking for that I just ordered it. (These days, it's generally possible to find the full text of papers that pique your interest online anyway.) I'd appreciate your list as well.
BTW, if you haven't read the Applebaum book, it's a must-have. It's particularly strong on connections with the humanities. Best, Jane On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Mitch Cruzan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jane, > Some years ago I ran into the same problem when I taught a "Foundations > of Evolution" graduate-level course. I ended up choosing my own collection > of papers and it worked pretty well - I can send you my list if you want. > You should also have a look at Ridley's Oxford Reader on evolution, but it > is heavily annotated like the one you describe. Be aware that some of the > "classic" papers by Fisher, Haldane, Wright, Kimura, and others are pretty > math-heavy and incomprehensible for many students. Depending on the level > of students, a text that provides excerpts from classic papers and > interpretations might be just the thing you are looking for. > Mitch Cruzan > > > > On 8/27/2013 9:24 PM, Jane Shevtsov wrote: > >> Recently, while looking for some readings to use with students, I tried >> locating a book similar to "Foundations of Ecology" for evolution. To my >> surprise, the only things I was able to find were Appleman's Norton >> Critical Edition of Darwin, which is excellent but omits much of >> scientific >> importance, and Wetherington's "Readings in the History of Evolutionary >> Theory", which is also very good but uses highly abridged selections and a >> much stronger editorial voice than the Foundations series. Have I missed >> something? If not, maybe someone will be moved to produce such a book! >> >> > -- ------------- Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org “Those who say it cannot be done should not interfere with those who are doing it.” --attributed to Robert Heinlein, George Bernard Shaw and others
