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Darwin and the ‘Sin’ of Slavery Sponsored by the A Public Lecture by JameS moore Professor of the History of Science at The Open University friday, october 14th 2:00 - 3:30 Pm Pyle Center, UW-Madison Co-Sponsored by: The Metanexus Institute’s Global Network Initiative, The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions, UW-Madison Department of the History of Science, UW-Madison Department of Philosophy, UW-Madison Department of Zoology free anD oPen to the Public For more information visit www.isthmussociety.org Professor Moore has written extensively on Charles Darwin and evolution. His books include History, Humanity and Evolution (1989) and with Adrian Desmond the best-selling biography Darwin (1991) as well as Darwin’s Sacred Cause: Race, Slavery and the Quest for Human Origins (paperback, University of Chicago Press, 2010).

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Page 1: Darwin and the ‘Sin’ of Slavery · and evolution. His books include History, Humanity and Evolution (1989) and with Adrian Desmond the best-selling biography Darwin (1991) as

Darwin and the ‘Sin’ of Slavery

Sponsored by the

A Public Lecture by

JameS mooreProfessor of the History of Science at The Open University

friday, october 14th 2:00 - 3:30 PmPyle Center, UW-Madison

Co-Sponsored by: The Metanexus Institute’s Global Network Initiative,

The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic

Religions, UW-Madison Department of the History of

Science, UW-Madison Department of Philosophy,

UW-Madison Department of Zoology

free anD oPen to the PublicFor more information visit www.isthmussociety.org

Professor Moore has written extensively on Charles Darwin and evolution. His books include History, Humanity and Evolution (1989) and with Adrian Desmond the best-selling biography Darwin (1991) as well as Darwin’s Sacred Cause: Race, Slavery and the Quest for Human Origins (paperback, University of Chicago Press, 2010).