The Origin Of Species: By Means Of Natural Selection Or The Preservation Of Favoured Races In The Struggle For Life
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Few books in the history of human thought have so irrevocably altered our understanding of the natural world as Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. First published in 1859, this landmark scientific treatise presents Darwin's meticulous argument for the theory of evolution, drawing on decades of field observation, specimen collection, and rigorous analysis to argue that all species of life have descended from common ancestors through the process of natural selection. With patient, methodical prose, Darwin chronicles the mechanisms by which heritable traits that improve an organism's chances of survival are passed on through successive generations, gradually reshaping entire species over vast stretches of time. The cumulative weight of his evidence — from the domestication of animals to the geographical distribution of species — is nothing short of extraordinary. Beyond its scientific significance, The Origin of Species stands as one of the most consequential works ever written, igniting a revolution in biology, philosophy, theology, and the social sciences that continues to reverberate today. Darwin's style is characteristically Victorian in its thoroughness and humility, anticipating objections and addressing them with disarming candour, making a radical argument feel almost inevitable. This Avenel Books edition, featuring a foreword by Patricia Horan, offers a beautifully presented introduction to a text that remains as provocative, as urgent, and as awe-inspiring as the moment it first challenged humanity to reconsider its place in the living world.
Author: Charles Darwin
Format: Hardback
Genre: Natural history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few books in the history of human thought have so irrevocably altered our understanding of the natural world as Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. First published in 1859, this landmark scientific treatise presents Darwin's meticulous argument for the theory of evolution, drawing on decades of field observation, specimen collection, and rigorous analysis to argue that all species of life have descended from common ancestors through the process of natural selection. With patient, methodical prose, Darwin chronicles the mechanisms by which heritable traits that improve an organism's chances of survival are passed on through successive generations, gradually reshaping entire species over vast stretches of time. The cumulative weight of his evidence — from the domestication of animals to the geographical distribution of species — is nothing short of extraordinary. Beyond its scientific significance, The Origin of Species stands as one of the most consequential works ever written, igniting a revolution in biology, philosophy, theology, and the social sciences that continues to reverberate today. Darwin's style is characteristically Victorian in its thoroughness and humility, anticipating objections and addressing them with disarming candour, making a radical argument feel almost inevitable. This Avenel Books edition, featuring a foreword by Patricia Horan, offers a beautifully presented introduction to a text that remains as provocative, as urgent, and as awe-inspiring as the moment it first challenged humanity to reconsider its place in the living world.