Darwin : a very short introduction

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Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when "The Origin of Species" was published in 1859. Arguments still rage about the implications of his evolutionary theory, and scepticism about the value of Darwin's contribution to knowledge is widespread. In this analysis of Darwin's major insights and arguments, Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern biology.--Nakladatelská anotace … full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author

Jonathan Howard, 1943-

Document Type

Books

Physical Description

xiv, 125 stran : ilustrace, portréty ; 18 cm

Published

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001

Edition

First published as a Very Short Introduction

Series

Very short introductions

Subjects

Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882

evoluce (biologie)

antropogeneze

evoluční teorie

darwinismus

monografie

biografie

Item Description

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ISBN

978-0-19-285454-4

Contents

1. Darwin's life -- 2. The foundations of Darwinism -- 3. Natural selection and the origin of species -- 4. The evidence for evolution by natural selection -- 5. Sex, variation, and heredity -- 6. Man -- 7. Perfection and progress -- 8. Darwinism and ideology -- 9. Darwin as a scientist: an evaluation