
How To Read Darwin
Mark Ridley(Author)
Granta Books (Publisher)
Published on 7. February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-86207-728-7 (ISBN)
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'There is grandeur in thsi view of life' Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin's permanent legacy are his broad, abstract theories of evolution and natural selection, theories which he tested against an astonishing array of natural-history evidence in his writing. Mark Ridley uses a question-and-answer approach to explain how Darwin carefully tackled problems, and shows how the reader can understand Darwin's arguments by first working out what question Darwin had implicitly set himself to answer. Mark Ridley concentrates on extracts from Darwin's two most important books, The Origin of Species and The Descent of Man, and also introduces us to Darwin's lesser-known works, on topics as diverse as animal domestication and earthworms, and his writing on the human condition.
Charles Darwin's permanent legacy are his broad, abstract theories of evolution and natural selection, theories which he tested against an astonishing array of natural-history evidence in his writing. Mark Ridley uses a question-and-answer approach to explain how Darwin carefully tackled problems, and shows how the reader can understand Darwin's arguments by first working out what question Darwin had implicitly set himself to answer. Mark Ridley concentrates on extracts from Darwin's two most important books, The Origin of Species and The Descent of Man, and also introduces us to Darwin's lesser-known works, on topics as diverse as animal domestication and earthworms, and his writing on the human condition.
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English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
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Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
104 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86207-728-7 (9781862077287)
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Mark Ridley works in the Department of Zoology, Oxford University. He previously held posts at Emory University, Atlanta, USA, and at Cambridge University. His books include the standard college text Evolution, and Mendel's Demon. He has also edited anthologies on Evolution and A Darwin Selection.