The Origin of Species

Descriere

„A grain in the balance will determine which individual shall live and which shall die...“. Darwin's theory of natural selection issued a profound challenge to orthodox thought and belief: no being or species has been specifically created; all are locked into a pitiless struggle for existence, with extinction looming for those not fitted for the task. Yet The Origin of Species (1859) is also a humane and inspirational vision of ecological interrelatedness, revealing the complex mutual interdependencies between animal and plant life, climate and physical environment, and - by implication - within the human world. Written for the general reader, in a style which combines the rigour of science with the subtlety of literature, The Origin of Species remains one of the founding documents of the modern age.

Despre autor

Charles Darwin

naturalist și biolog britanic (1809–1882)

Charles Darwin este cel mai celebru naturalist britanic, geolog, biolog și autor de cărți, fondatorul teoriei referitoare la evoluția speciilor . A observat că toate formele de viață au evoluat de-a lungul timpului din anumiți strămoși comuni, ca rezultat al unui proces pe care l-a numit „selecție naturală”, toate acestea fiind publicate în cea mai celebra scriere a sa, „Originea speciilor”, (1859).