15. Between Apes and Angels: Representing the Darker Implications of Darwinism

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Fitzwilliam Museum - Darwin and the Arts

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Science writer Dr. Marek Kohn discusses the various artistic reactions to the bleaker side of evolutionary thinking, as presented in the exhibition 'Endless Forms'. Is nature a nuturing Earth Mother or a pitiless force? Is mankind on the side of the apes or the angels?