1. Charles Darwin: The Man, His Life, and His Contexts, Part I; 2. Charles Darwin: The Man, His Life, and His Contexts, Part II; 3. On the Origin oof Species: The Fundamental Arguments; 4. On the Origin of Species: The Unresolved Issues and the Achievements; 5. The Descent of Man: Man's Place in Nature; 6. The Scientific Response to Darwin; 7. Cultural and Religious Debates on Evolution in the Victorian Era; 8. "Social Darwinism" and the Natural Basis ofSociety; 9. Race, Gender, and Evolution; 10. Evol

The publication of the Origin of Species in 1859 sent shockwaves through Victorian society. Few scientific breakthroughs have so powerfully changed the way we look at our world and ourselves as Darwin's theory of evolution. And few ideas have generated as much controversy, misunderstanding, and misapplicationاeven after a century and a half of currency. From the Scopes "Monkey" Trial to current-day creationism, from "Social Darwinism" to eugenics, Chandak Sengoopta's thought-provoking course examines Darwin's central theory and traces its impact on society, from the nineteenth century to today.