Evolution

by Frank Byron Jevons

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348 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2008

About the author

Frank Byron Jevons (1858–1936) was a polymath, academic and administrator of Durham University. He was educated at Nottingham High School and Wadham College, Oxford and appointed a lecturer in Classics at Durham in 1882. He was the first Censor of St Cuthbert's Society from 1892 until 1897. In 1897 he was appointed as Master of Hatfield College where he remained until 1922. He also served as Vice-Chancellor of the university between 1910 and 1912 and Pro Vice-Chancellor between 1912 and 1914 and 1916 to 1921.

Reviews

[james spellman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Evolution

A little known work during the late 1920's, professor Jason writes an early philosophic discussion on evolution and morality, following in the footsteps of Thomas Huxley's work, evolution and ethics. Professor Javon makes an impassioned argument for purpose in the evolutionary process, finding the forces for survival incompatible with the development of morality which he argues is the manifestation through evolution of a divine will. I found his philosophic arguments hard to follow at times, although from a historical standpoint, I found his work interesting.