'can we doubt ...that individuals having any advantage, however slight, over others, would have the best chance of surviving and of procreating their kind?' In the Origin of Species (1859) Darwin challenged many of the most deeply held beliefs of the Western world. His insistence on the immense length of the past and on the abundance of life-forms, present and extinct, dislodge...
'can we doubt ...that individuals having any advantage, however slight, over others, would have the best chance of surviving and of procreating their kind?' In the Origin of Species (1859) Darwin challenged many of the most deeply held beliefs of the Western world. His insistence on the immense length of the past and on the abundance of life-forms, present and extinct, dislodged man from his central position in creation and called into question the role of the Creator. He showed that new species are achieved by natural selection, and that absence of plan is an inherent part of the evolutionary process. Darwin's prodigious reading, experimentation, and observations on his travels fed into his great work, which draws on material from the Galapagos Islands to rural Staffordshire, from English back gardens to colonial encounters. The present edition provides a detailed and accessible discussion of his theories and adds an account of the immediate responses to the book on publication. The resistances as well as the enthusiasms of the first readers cast light on recent controversies, particularly concerning questions of design and descent. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
达尔文(Charles Robert Darwin,1809-1882)英国博物学家,进化论的奠基人。1809年2月12日,出生于英国医生家庭。1825年至1828年在爱丁堡大学学医,后进入剑桥大学学习神学。1831年从剑桥大学毕业后,以博物学家的身份乘海军勘探船“贝格尔 号(Beagle)”作历时5年(1831-1836)的环球旅行,观察和搜集了动物、植物和地质等方面的大量材料,经过归纳整理和综合分析,形成了生物进行的概念。1859年出版《物种起源(On the Origin of Species)》一书,全面提出以自然选择(Theoty of Natural Selection)为基础的进化学说。该书出版震动当时的学术界,成为生物学史上的一个转折点。自然选择的进化学说对各种唯心的神造论、目的论和物种不变论提出根本性的挑战。使当时生物学各领域已经形...
达尔文(Charles Robert Darwin,1809-1882)英国博物学家,进化论的奠基人。1809年2月12日,出生于英国医生家庭。1825年至1828年在爱丁堡大学学医,后进入剑桥大学学习神学。1831年从剑桥大学毕业后,以博物学家的身份乘海军勘探船“贝格尔 号(Beagle)”作历时5年(1831-1836)的环球旅行,观察和搜集了动物、植物和地质等方面的大量材料,经过归纳整理和综合分析,形成了生物进行的概念。1859年出版《物种起源(On the Origin of Species)》一书,全面提出以自然选择(Theoty of Natural Selection)为基础的进化学说。该书出版震动当时的学术界,成为生物学史上的一个转折点。自然选择的进化学说对各种唯心的神造论、目的论和物种不变论提出根本性的挑战。使当时生物学各领域已经形成的概念和观念发生根本性的改变。随后达尔文又发表了《动物和植物在家养下的变异(The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication ,1868)》、《人类由来及性的选择(The Descent of Man ,1871)》和《人类和动物的表情(The Expression of the Emotions in Animals and Man,1872)》等书,对人工选择作了系统的叙述,并提出性选择及人类起源的理论,进一步充实了进化学说的内容。
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达尔文的natural theology真的很摇摆,有时候觉得他就是纯纯mechanism太怂了才加上the creator, 有时候却又觉得在那些精致的生物结构后面必然也有匠心。相对于亚氏的nature makes nothing in vain, 达氏的nature makes no leap相当浪费,造出很多物种让它们慢慢适应和被筛选,直到得到更好的物种(if any?). 还有点有趣的是达...达尔文的natural theology真的很摇摆,有时候觉得他就是纯纯mechanism太怂了才加上the creator, 有时候却又觉得在那些精致的生物结构后面必然也有匠心。相对于亚氏的nature makes nothing in vain, 达氏的nature makes no leap相当浪费,造出很多物种让它们慢慢适应和被筛选,直到得到更好的物种(if any?). 还有点有趣的是达氏的渐变主义uniformitarianism和爆炸主义catastrophism的区别(类Kuhn)。every variation comes out from luck, but giving them enough time, there are order and law.(展开)
0 有用 gardenhead 2014-12-13 10:30:19
美,萌,了不起
0 有用 阿匪 2026-04-07 12:10:01 美国
达尔文的natural theology真的很摇摆,有时候觉得他就是纯纯mechanism太怂了才加上the creator, 有时候却又觉得在那些精致的生物结构后面必然也有匠心。相对于亚氏的nature makes nothing in vain, 达氏的nature makes no leap相当浪费,造出很多物种让它们慢慢适应和被筛选,直到得到更好的物种(if any?). 还有点有趣的是达... 达尔文的natural theology真的很摇摆,有时候觉得他就是纯纯mechanism太怂了才加上the creator, 有时候却又觉得在那些精致的生物结构后面必然也有匠心。相对于亚氏的nature makes nothing in vain, 达氏的nature makes no leap相当浪费,造出很多物种让它们慢慢适应和被筛选,直到得到更好的物种(if any?). 还有点有趣的是达氏的渐变主义uniformitarianism和爆炸主义catastrophism的区别(类Kuhn)。every variation comes out from luck, but giving them enough time, there are order and law. (展开)
0 有用 滚雪球 2021-07-01 17:33:30
科学家的文笔还是没有作家那样优秀,本书没有精彩轮廓的刻画、构思巧妙的布局和引人入胜的情节,通篇只有客观平淡外加严密的论述、论述和论述。但无可否认,其内容和思想是不朽的,永远是人类文明的瑰宝。 现在已经读了不少英文原著,效果正在初步显现。撰写论文已经轻松不少,没有原来那种压力山大了。再接再厉,值得期待。
0 有用 薄荷橙子 2020-11-30 23:15:12
看了太多达尔文周边,现在总算读了正主。达尔文的可爱之处不止在用生动的经验来探索物种进化的规律,更在于他对自然法则的残酷的热爱。前有马尔萨斯的人口论,后有斯宾塞的社会达尔文主义,但每个人都只代表了达尔文的一个侧面罢了。就像现在的文学批评把达尔文囊括进来,也只是在修辞上下些功夫。
0 有用 Dust Blessur 2019-10-06 01:27:59
历时四个月 终于读完了 然而project还是不知道怎么写。。