Origins of Darwin's Evolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Origins of Darwin's Evolution write by J. David Archibald. This book was released on 2017-10-10. Origins of Darwin's Evolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Historical biogeography—the study of the history of species through both time and place—first convinced Charles Darwin of evolution. This field was so important to Darwin’s initial theories and line of thinking that he said as much in the very first paragraph of On the Origin of Species (1859) and later in his autobiography. His methods included collecting mammalian fossils in South America clearly related to living forms, tracing the geographical distributions of living species across South America, and sampling peculiar fauna of the geologically young Galápagos Archipelago that showed evident affinities to South American forms. Over the years, Darwin collected other evidence in support of evolution, but his historical biogeographical arguments remained paramount, so much so that he devotes three full chapters to this topic in On the Origin of Species. Discussions of Darwin’s landmark book too often give scant attention to this wealth of evidence, and we still do not fully appreciate its significance in Darwin’s thinking. In Origins of Darwin’s Evolution, J. David Archibald explores this lapse, showing how Darwin first came to the conclusion that, instead of various centers of creation, species had evolved in different regions throughout the world. He also shows that Darwin’s other early passion—geology—proved a more elusive corroboration of evolution. On the Origin of Species has only one chapter dedicated to the rock and fossil record, as it then appeared too incomplete for Darwin’s evidentiary standards. Carefully retracing Darwin’s gathering of evidence and the evolution of his thinking, Origins of Darwin’s Evolution achieves a new understanding of how Darwin crafted his transformative theory.
What Darwin Didn't Know
What Darwin Didn't Know - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook What Darwin Didn't Know write by Geoffrey Simmons. This book was released on . What Darwin Didn't Know available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
On the Origin of Species (Annotated) First Edition
On the Origin of Species (Annotated) First Edition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook On the Origin of Species (Annotated) First Edition write by Charles Darwin. This book was released on 2020-08-16. On the Origin of Species (Annotated) First Edition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the first edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, published on November 24, 1859 in London by John Murray. It is a seminal work in scientific literature and a landmark work in evolutionary biology. It introduced the theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. The starting chapters introduce the theory of natural selection, explaining why certain species thrive, while others decrease in number, how the members of nature are in competition with each other and why organisms tend to vary and change with time. Much of this work is based on experiments and observations seen within domestic animals and plants. The later chapters defend the theory of natural selection against apparent inconsistencies, why geological records are incomplete, why we find species so widespread and how sterility can be inherited when the organisation is unable to reproduce and more. The book is approachable for any audience.
Living with Darwin
Living with Darwin - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Living with Darwin write by Philip Kitcher. This book was released on 2009-04-28. Living with Darwin available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Charles Darwin has been at the center of white-hot public debate for more than a century. In Living With Darwin, Philip Kitcher stokes the flames swirling around Darwin's theory, sifting through the scientific evidence for evolution, Creation Science, and Intelligent Design, and revealing why evolution has been the object of such vehement attack. Kitcher first provides valuable perspective on the present controversy, describing the many puzzles that blocked evolution's acceptance in the early years, and explaining how scientific research eventually found the answers to these conundrums. Interestingly, Kitcher shows that many of these early questions have been resurrected in recent years by proponents of Intelligent Design. In fact, Darwin himself considered the issue of intelligent design, and amassed a mountain of evidence that effectively refuted the idea. Kitcher argues that the problem with Intelligent Design isn't that it's "not science," as many critics say, but that it's "dead science," raising questions long resolved by scientists. But Kitcher points out that it is also important to recognize the cost of Darwin's success--the price of "life with Darwin." Darwinism has a profound effect on our understanding of our place in the universe, on our religious beliefs and aspirations. It is in truth the focal point of a larger clash between religious faith and modern science. Unless we can resolve this larger issue, the war over evolution will go on.
Darwin and Design
Darwin and Design - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Darwin and Design write by Michael Ruse. This book was released on 2003. Darwin and Design available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In clear, non-technical language, Ruse offers a full and fair assessment of the status of the argument from design in light of both the advances of modern evolutionary biology and the thinking of today’s philosophers—with special attention given to the supporters and critics of “intelligent design.”
