Cambridge Companion to the Origin of Species

Name: Cambridge Companion to the Origin of Species
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ISBN: 9780521691291

ISBN-10: 052169129X

ISBN-13: 9780521691291

Edition: 2008

Authors: Robert J. Richards, Robert Richards, Michael Ruse, Michael Ruse

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The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin is universally recognized as one of the most important science books ever written. Published in 1859, it was here that Darwin argued for both the fact of evolution and the mechanism of natural section. The Origin of Species is also a work of great cultural and religious significance, in that Darwin maintained that all organisms, including humans, are part of a natural process of growth from simple forms. This Companion commemorates the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species and examines its main arguments. Drawing on the expertise of leading authorities in the field, it also provides the contexts - religious, social, political,…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/24/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 424
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English

Michael Ruse is Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science, Florida State University. He is the founder and editor of the journal Biology and Philosophy, and has appeared on ldquo;Quirks and Quarksrdquo; and the Discovery Channel.



List of Contributors


Note on Citations


Foreword



Introduction



The Origin of the Origin




Darwin's Analogy between Artificial and Natural Selection in the Origin of Species




Variation and Inheritance




Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection and Its Moral Purpose




Originating Species: Darwin on the Species Problem




Darwin's Keystone: The Principle of Divergence




Darwin's Difficulties




Darwin's Geology and Perspective on the Fossil Record




Geographical Distribution in the Origin of Species




Classification in Darwin's Origin




Embryology and Morphology




Darwin's Botany in the Origin of Species




The Rhetoric of the Origin of Species




"Laws impressed on matter by the Creator"? The Origin and the Question of Religion




Lineal Descendants: The Origin's Literary Progeny




The Origin and Political Thought: From Liberalism to Marxism




The Origin and Philosophy




The Origin of Species as a Book



Bibliography


Index