Charles Darwin

The Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: • New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars • Biographies of the authors • Chronologies...

Darwin outlines his theory of evolution, which proposed that species had been evolving and differentiating over time under the influence of natural selection.

First published in 1871, "The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex" is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin. In this volume, Darwin attempts to marry the theories of human evolution with evolutionary theory, exploring evolutionary ethics, evolutionary psychology, differences between sexes, differences between human races, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society. Contents include: "Principles Of Sexual Selection",...

In The Descent of Man Darwin addresses many of the issues raised by his notorious Origin of Species: finding in the traits and instincts of animals the origins of the mental abilities of humans, of language, of our social structures and our moral capacities, he attempts to show that there is no clear dividing line between animals and humans. Most importantly, he accounts for what Victorians called the 'races' of mankind by means of what he calls sexual...

Clearly argued in non-technical language, Origin of Species was the first effective statement of the theory of evolution. In natural selection Darwin also offered a radically new explanation of the means by which life on earth develops from pre-existing forms, challenging both scientific and religious orthodoxy. Although he hardly mentions human origins, the argument was immediately seen to imply the development of humans from animals and to...

This new digital edition of The Origin of Species includes a text which has been updated with modern spellings and punctuations. There is also a biographical essay on Darwin by historian Elbert Hubbard and a Charles Darwin image gallery. Based on the definitive 6th Edition.

Charles Darwin (1809-1882) fue un destacado científico británico conocido por su teoría de la evolución y su contribución a la biología. En 1831, Darwin embarcó en el HMS Beagle para realizar una expedición científica alrededor del mundo. Durante los cinco años que duró el viaje, visitó varios continentes y recolectó una gran cantidad de datos y especímenes que sentarían las bases de su teoría de la evolución. La obra "Viaje de un...

Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of Charles Darwin's seminal scientific text, "On the Origin of Species" (1859). Although several evolutionary theories existed at the time, Darwin's book introduced the theory that species evolve and over time through mutation and natural selection. Darwin wrote the book for non-specialists, granting it with widespread appeal, and it has formed the foundation of evolution in biology and modern...

Enjoy the best-selling memoir of Charles Darwin's journey of discovery aboard the HMS Beagle - now fully illustrated for the first time. The Voyage of the Beagle is Darwin's fascinating account of his groundbreaking sea voyage that led to his writing On the Origin of Species. When the HMS Beagle sailed out of Devonport on December 27, 1831, Charles Darwin was only twenty-two and setting off on the voyage of a lifetime. His journal reveals him to be...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Charles Darwin's Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871) was the single most important European or American nineteenth-century statement that man is an integral part of the animal kingdom. As a work of science, Descent of Man mattered more, and was more coherent, rigorous, and in tune with scientific opinion than that of any of its predecessors in evolutionary...