On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life
1859
On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life
1859
ix, [1], 502 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : 20 cm It took Charles Darwin more than twenty years to publish this book, in part because he realized that it would ignite a firestorm of controversy. The Origin of Species first appeared in 1859, and it remains a continuing source of conflict to this day. Even among those who reject its ideas, however, the work's impact is undeniable. In science, philosophy, and theology, this is a book that changed the world. In addition to its status as the focus of a dramatic turning point in scientific thought, On the Origin of Species stands as a remarkably readable study. Carefully reasoned and well-documented in its arguments, the work offers coherent views of natural selection, adaptation, the struggle for existence, survival of the fittest, and other concepts that form the foundation of modern evolutionary theory.--Amazon.com Includes index Introduction -- I. Variation under domestication -- II. Variation under nature -- III. Struggle for existence -- IV. Natural selection -- V. Laws of variation -- VI. Difficulties on theory -- VII. Instinct -- VIII. Hybridism -- IX. On the imperfection of the geological record -- X. On the geological succession of organic beings -- XI. Geographical distribution -- XII. Geographical distribution- continued -- XIII. Mutual affinities of organic beings; morphology: embryology: rudimentary organs -- XIV. Recapitulation and conclusion -- Index
