Evolution touches and frightens us at the most basic level because it claims to define who and what we are. It's more tangible than continental drift or the big bang, as anyone who's watched apes in a zoo can attest.
Darwin's Ghost
Steve Jones
Anchor Canada (US publisher?)
ISBN: 0-385-63867-2
Ever wonder what Darwin's ideas really were, before they were spun by philosophers/economists/clergy/you/me/everyone?
Darwin's Ghost is an entertaining rewrite/commentary on "On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life." (full title) It pays homage to Darwin's original ideas and includes passages from the 1859 version of The Origin. Jones follows The Origin chapter by chapter, commenting on the critical points and supplementing the ideas with reports from modern events and research.
So make your own philosophy right at home! It's fun and easy! Seriously folks, the book is a delightful read if you want to find out what evolution is really about, without all the hooey.
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Evolution touches and frightens us at the most basic level because it claims to define who and what we are. It's more tangible than continental drift or the big bang, as anyone who's watched apes in a zoo can attest.
Steve Jones
Anchor Canada (US publisher?)
ISBN: 0-385-63867-2
Ever wonder what Darwin's ideas really were, before they were spun by philosophers/economists/clergy/you/me/everyone?
Darwin's Ghost is an entertaining rewrite/commentary on "On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life." (full title) It pays homage to Darwin's original ideas and includes passages from the 1859 version of The Origin. Jones follows The Origin chapter by chapter, commenting on the critical points and supplementing the ideas with reports from modern events and research.
So make your own philosophy right at home! It's fun and easy! Seriously folks, the book is a delightful read if you want to find out what evolution is really about, without all the hooey.