Designed for use in a broad range of courses in the humanities, Darwin's theory is laid out in a concise general Introduction and followed up in short chapter introductions. Each chapter concludes with an excerpt from Darwin's correspondence, commenting on the work in question, and its significance, impact, and reception. Two short appendixes are included—the first three chapters from Malthus, On Population, which gave Darwin the idea for natural selection and the paper by Wallace that motivated Darwin to abandon the Big Species Book and write Origin of Species.
- ISBN10 0872202860
- ISBN13 9780872202863
- Publish Date 15 October 1996
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 416
- Language English