Product Details
ISBN: 9780199219223
Category: Evolution
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 2008-11-13
Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Editor: Beer, Gillian
Illustrations: one chart
Country of origin: USA
Edition: 2
Pages: 432
Pagination: 480 pages, one chart
Dimensions (mm): 196 x 129 x 18
Weight: 290g
On The Origin Of Species
In The Origin of Species (1859) Darwin challenged many of the most deeply-held beliefs of the Western world. Arguing for a material, not divine, origin of species, he showed that new species are achieved by "natural selection." The Origin communicates the enthusiasm of original thinking in anopen, descriptive style, and Darwin's emphasis on the value of diversity speaks more strongly now than ever. As well as a stimulating introduction and detailed notes, this edition offers a register of the many writers referred to by Darwin in the text.