Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 36. Wallace, Evolution and Providence.

One of Alfred Russel Wallace’s most important contributions to thought was his identification of the key role provident behavior assumes in human evolution. In this essay I set out the way this idea influenced his thought process after 1864, and especially how it affected his appreciation of the possible role of spiritualism in evolution.

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TopSCHOLAR (Western Kentucky University)
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2025-04-01
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Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 36. Wallace, Evolution and Providence.

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Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 36. Wallace, Evolution and Providence.

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One of Alfred Russel Wallace’s most important contributions to thought was his identification of the key role provident behavior assumes in human evolution. In this essay I set out the way this idea influenced his thought process after 1864, and especially how it affected his appreciation of the possible role of spiritualism in evolution.

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