Darwin (Norton Critical Editions) (3rd Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (863 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393958493 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 695 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Maya Awad said I would not hesitate to recommend even the dated second edition to anyone interested in. I actually bought this book for my class. Natural selection is the idea that shaped a science and altered our understanding of life. It is also, unfortunately and too often, misunderstood and/or used to justify moral beliefs. This book, edited admirably by Philip Appleman serves two purposes. First, the reader is given Darwin's idea of evolution and the context in which it developed, from the scientific environment before the publication of "The Origin of Species" to selections from Darwin's various works. Second, there are a number of . Yoshiyuki Shiomi said thanks. Thank you so much!!the item that i ordered has come in a really nice conditionthat i expected.thanks again.. "Perhaps a classic among anthologies" according to Pumpkin King. Natural selection is the idea that shaped a science and altered our understanding of life. It is also, unfortunately and too often, misunderstood and/or used to justify moral beliefs. This book, edited admirably by Philip Appleman serves two purposes. First, the reader is given Darwin's idea of evolution and the context in which it developed, from the scientific environment before the publication of "The Origin of Species" to selections from Darwin's various works. Second, there are a number of excerpts that show how natural selection i
It shows all of us interested in the heart of our intellectual heritage how that heritage is sustained, manipulated, and honored." (James R. "The best Darwin anthology on the market" (Stephen Jay Gould, Harvard) has just become better, in this newly revised version of the now classic Norton Critical Edition, first published in 1970. The impact of Charles Darwin’s work on Western civilization has been broad and deep. Williams, George Levine, Stephen Jay Gould, Gillian Beer, Ernst Mayr, and many
As much as anyone in the modern era, Darwin has changed the course of human thought.Philip Appleman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, where he was a founding editor of Victorian Studies. . His groundbreaking The Origin of Species argued that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and propo
He has also published three novels and several volumes of poetry. . He is the author of a book on overpopulation, The Silent Explosion and coeditor of 1859: Entering an Age of Crisis. About the Author Naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) is the father of evolution. As much as anyone in the modern era, Darwin has changed the course of human thought.Philip Appleman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, where he was a founding editor of Victorian Studies. His groundbreaking The Origin of Species argued that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection