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Stewart Andrew McDowall
1882–1935
A science-trained thinker who tried to connect evolution, religion, and philosophy, writing for readers interested in big questions about beauty, knowledge, and spiritual life. His work reflects the intellectual currents of the early 20th century and is often remembered for bringing biological ideas into theological debate.
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Beauty and the Beast: An Essay in Evolutionary Aesthetic
by Stewart Andrew McDowall
About the author
Born in Bedford in 1882, Stewart Andrew McDowall was educated at St Paul's School, studied at University College London, and graduated in natural science from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1904. He worked in Cambridge's zoological laboratory and at the university museum before later teaching at Winchester College.
McDowall wrote across biology, philosophy, and Christian theology. His books include Evolution and Spiritual Life, Evolution and the Doctrine of the Trinity, Beauty and the Beast: An Essay in Evolutionary Aesthetic, and Evolution, Knowledge and Revelation, based on the Hulsean Lectures he delivered at Cambridge in 1923–24.
He is a notable but also controversial figure because sources describe him not only as a biologist and philosopher but also as a eugenicist. He died in Winchester on January 13, 1935.