The Origin of Species: A Variorum TextThe theories propounded by Charles Darwin in The Origin of Species have had a profound and revolutionary effect, not only on biology but also on philosophy, history, and theology. His concept of natural selection has created eruptive disputes among scientists and religious leaders of his time and ours. The phenomenal importance of his brilliant work is universally recognized, but the present volume marks the first scholarly attempt to compile a complete variorum edition of The Origin of Species, covering all of the extensive variants in the six texts published between 1859 and 1872. |
Contents
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Variation under Domestication | 77 |
Variation under Nature | 120 |
Struggle for Existence | 144 |
Natural Selection | 163 |
Laws of Variation | 275 |
On the Imperfection of the Geological Record | 475 |
On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings | 521 |
Geographical Distribution | 562 |
Geographical Distributioncontinued | 611 |
Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings Morphology Embryology Rudimentary Organs | 646 |
Recapitulation and Conclusion | 719 |
Glossary | 761 |
Appendices | 773 |
Difficulties on Theory | 321 |
Instinct | 380 |
Hybridism | 424 |
Alphabetical List Of Chapter SubTitles | 797 |
Index | 801 |