How To Read Darwin
Seiten
2005
Granta Books (Verlag)
978-1-86207-728-7 (ISBN)
Granta Books (Verlag)
978-1-86207-728-7 (ISBN)
'These [How to Read] books let you encounter thinkers eyeball to eyeball by analysing passages from their work' Terry Eagleton, New Statesman
'There is grandeur in thsi view of life' Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin's permanent legacy are his broad, abstract theories of evolution and natural selection, theories which he tested against an astonishing array of natural-history evidence in his writing. Mark Ridley uses a question-and-answer approach to explain how Darwin carefully tackled problems, and shows how the reader can understand Darwin's arguments by first working out what question Darwin had implicitly set himself to answer. Mark Ridley concentrates on extracts from Darwin's two most important books, The Origin of Species and The Descent of Man, and also introduces us to Darwin's lesser-known works, on topics as diverse as animal domestication and earthworms, and his writing on the human condition.
'There is grandeur in thsi view of life' Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin's permanent legacy are his broad, abstract theories of evolution and natural selection, theories which he tested against an astonishing array of natural-history evidence in his writing. Mark Ridley uses a question-and-answer approach to explain how Darwin carefully tackled problems, and shows how the reader can understand Darwin's arguments by first working out what question Darwin had implicitly set himself to answer. Mark Ridley concentrates on extracts from Darwin's two most important books, The Origin of Species and The Descent of Man, and also introduces us to Darwin's lesser-known works, on topics as diverse as animal domestication and earthworms, and his writing on the human condition.
Mark Ridley works in the Department of Zoology, Oxford University. He previously held posts at Emory University, Atlanta, USA, and at Cambridge University. His books include the standard college text Evolution, and Mendel's Demon. He has also edited anthologies on Evolution and A Darwin Selection.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.2.2005 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | How to Read |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 100 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution |
| ISBN-10 | 1-86207-728-2 / 1862077282 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-86207-728-7 / 9781862077287 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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