Darwin: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Jonathan Howard
There is still scepticism about the value of Darwin's contribution to knowledge. In this analysis of Darwin's major insights and arguments, Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern biology.
General Information
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- : 0.123
- : 22 February 2001
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Jonathan Howard
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : 576.82092
- : 144
- : halftones and drawings
More About The Product
List of Illustrations; 1. Darwin's life; 2. The foundations of Darwinism; 3. Natural selection and the origin of species; 4. The evidence for evolution by natural selection; 5. Sex, variation, and heredity; 6. Man; 7. Perfection and progress; 8. Darwinism and ideology; 9. Darwin as a scientist: an evaluation; Further Reading; Index
