Marston Bates, Philip S. Humphrey, Lionel Tiger

Charles Darwin

An Anthology

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Produktbeschreibung

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 scientific writings has not been available for many years. Charles Darwin: An Anthology, covers the heart of the five books for which the author is best known. This readable volume includes The Autobiography, The Voyage of the Beagle, The Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, and The Expression of the Emotions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 785g
• ISBN-13: 9781412809948
• ISBN-10: 1412809940
• Artikelnr.: 25877494

Autorenporträt

Marston Bates, Philip S. Humphrey, Lionel Tiger

Inhaltsangabe

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