Jane et al., Leigh Van Valen taught a famous course here at the University of Chicago that served as the foundation for a few generations of evolutionary biologists. "Evolutionary Processes" was a rite of passage for first-year PhD students and thankfully the syllabus, notes, and description from one year are available online (http://leighvanvalen.com/about/#courses). His course made such an impact on students that even after his death in 2010, entering students continue to take it upon themselves to form reading groups to go through the list (though they miss out on his songs, poems, and general eccentricities). Best, Alison
__ Alison Anastasio, Ph.D. Manager of Graduate Research, Education, and Outreach Department of Ecology and Evolution Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy University of Chicago Culver 405E 773-702-3891 a...@uchicago.edu On 8/28/13 12:49 AM, "Jane Shevtsov" <jane....@gmail.com> wrote: >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 <cru...@pdx.edu> 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 > >³Those who say it cannot be done should not interfere with those who are >doing it.² --attributed to Robert Heinlein, George Bernard Shaw and others
