Charles Darwin: An Anthology

ISBN-13: 9781412809948 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 486 str.

Marston Bates; Philip Humphrey; Lionel Tiger

Opis

Although his name has become a household word after he published Th e Origin of Species, a one-volume edition of his writings that covers the full gamut of his theoretical as well as scientifi c writings has not been available for many years. Charles Darwin: An Anthology, covers the heart of the fi ve books for which the author is best known. Th is readable volume includes Th e Autobiography, Th e Voyage of the Beagle, Th e Origin of Species, Th e Descent of Man, and Th e Expression of the Emotions.

Spis treści

I: The Autobiography; 1: Recollections of the Development of My Mind and Character; II: The Voyage of the Beagle; 2: Tierra del Fuego; 3: Galapagos Archipelago; 4: Coral Formations; 5: Reflections on the Voyage; III: The Origin of Species; 6: The Darwin-Wallace Essays of 1858; 7: The Variation of Organisms; 8: Natural Selection; 9: Difficulties of the Theory; 10: Geology and Geography; 11: Recapitulation and Conclusion; IV: The Descent of Man; 12: Outline of the Evidence; 13: The Races of Man; 14: Principles of Sexual Selection; 15: Secondary Sexual Characters of Birds; 16: Secondary Sexual Characters of Man; 17: General Summary and Conclusion; V: The Expression of the E1notions; 18: The Expression of the Emotions in Monkeys; 19: Special Expressions of Man: Blushing; 20: Concluding Remarks on Emotions; 21: Biographical Sketch of an Infant; VI: Plants and Worms; 22: The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants; 23: Insectivorous Plants; 24: The Formation of Vegetable Mould

O autorze

Marston Bates, Philip S. Humphrey, Lionel Tiger