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Evolutionary Writings: Including the Autobiographies
Evolutionary Writings: Including the Autobiographies
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Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin' On topics ranging from intelligent design and climate change to the politics of gender and race, the evolutionary writings of Charles Darwin occupy a pivotal position in contemporary public debate. This volume brings together the key chapters of his most important and accessible books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1871), and the Descent of Man, along with the full text of his delightful autobiography. They are accompanied by generous selections of responses from Darwin's nineteenth-century readers from across the world. More than anything, they give a keen sense of the controversial nature of Darwin's ideas, and his position within Victorian debates about man's place in nature. The wide-ranging introduction by James A. Secord, Director of the Darwin Correspondence Project, explores the global impact and origins of Darwin's work and the reasons for its unparalleled significance today. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more._x000D_

目次: 

JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES ORIGIN OF SPECIES DESCENT OF MAN AUTOBIOGRAPHIES

著者について: 

James A. Secord is the author of Controversy in Victorian Geology: The Cambrian-Silurian Dispute (Princeton, 1986), and Victorian Sensation: The Extraordinary Publication, Reception, and Secret Authorship of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation' (Chicago, 2000), winner of the 2002 Pfizer Prize of the History of Science Society. He has edited Lyell's Principles of Geology for Penguin.

On topics ranging from intelligent design and climate change to the politics of gender and race, the evolutionary writings of Charles Darwin occupy a pivotal position in contemporary public debate.

This volume brings together the key chapters of his most important and accessible books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), The Origin of Species (1859), and The Descent of Man (1871), along with the full text of his delightful autobiography.

They are accompanied by generous selections of responses from Darwin's nineteenth-century readers from across the world. More than anything, they give a keen sense of the controversial nature of Darwin's ideas, and his position within Victorian debates about man's place in nature.

Click on the links in this audio guide, to hear the editor of the anthology, James A. Secord, Director of the Darwin Correspondence Project, introduce Darwin's life and work - and its enduring impact two hundred years after his birth.

From beginnings to The Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Darwin was a far from outstanding schoolboy and his father worried about his future. He did however have an early and profound interest in the natural world.
Hear more about Darwin's early life. [2:04]

Darwin's participation in the voyage of the Beagle was a defining event in his life.
Hear about the purpose of Darwin's voyage and how it shaped his later ideas. [4:00]

What sort of book is The Voyage of the Beagle and what impact did it have in Victorian England?.
Are there already hints of Darwin's later theory of evolution? [1:34]

World of Science
Some of the ideas that Darwin became interested in fell outside the sphere of respectable ideas for a Victorian man of science.
Hear more about his secret notebooks [0:58]

Darwin entered the world of science at a time of huge ferment. In fact, the world of 'sientist' dates only from 1833, two years after Darwin set off on the Beagle voyage.
Hear more about that changing world [1:31]

The Origin of Species
How did Darwin decide on the best way to present the theory of evolution to the public?
Jim Secord explains the origins of the Origin [3:35]

Who read Darwin's Origin of Species and how was it received? Jim Secord's anthology represents a wide range of contemporary reactions to Darwin.
Learn more about these reactions [3:07]

The Descent of Man & and the ascent of Charles Darwin
The origin of man is not tackled head-on in The Origin of Species. For tactical reasons, that would have to wait until 1871, when Darwin published The Descent of Man.
Jim Secord introduces The Descent of Man [1:56]

Photos and sculptures of Darwin in later life give him the aura of a saint or a sage.
How aware was he of his self-image and what sort of recollections did he leave in his autobiography? [3:35]

What's the idea behind Charles Darwin: Evolutionary Writings and where is the best place to start exploring Darwin's writing?
Jim Secord makes some suggestions [1:43]

商品情報

ISBN : 9780199580149

著者: 
Charles Darwin; James A. Secord
ページ
544 ページ
フォーマット
Paperback
サイズ
130 x 195 mm
刊行日
2010年05月
シリーズ
Oxford World's Classics
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Evolutionary Writings: Including the Autobiographies

Evolutionary Writings: Including the Autobiographies

Evolutionary Writings: Including the Autobiographies