Book description
On the Origin of Species outlines Charles Darwin's world-changing theory that life on Earth had not been brought into being by a creator, but had arisen from a single common ancestor and had evolved over time through the process of natural selection.
This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Onā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is one of the two or three most influential science books ever published.Ā But unlike the case with other science books, The Origin, published in 1859, is also of profound political importance.Ā Part of this political importanceāthe implications of Darwin's theory for religious explanations of the diversity of life, which I call "outside" politicsāis familiar to all socially-aware citizens. But there is much less awareness of the "inside" politics of evolutionāthe political implications of controversies within the science of evolutionary biology founded by Darwin.Ā Of course, to understand both the inside and outside politics, you must read muchā¦
From David's list on the politics of evolution.
If you love On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection...
December on 5C4
Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa storiesāall reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!
On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argueā¦
Want books like On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection.
Browse books like On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,278
readers submitted
so far, will you?
š If you like On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, you might also like...
The Bridge
The Bridge provides a compassionate and well researched window into the worlds of linear and circular thinking. A core pattern to the inner workings of these two thinking styles is revealed, and most importantly, insight into how to cross the distance between them. Some fascinating features emerged such as, circularā¦
And Then They Were Gone
Of the 918 Americans who died in the shocking murder-suicides of November 18, 1978, in the tiny South American country of Guyana, a third were under eighteen. More than half were in their twenties or younger.
The authors taught in a small high school in San Francisco where Reverend Jimā¦
