物种起源

简介

Darwin had been working on his theory since the late 1830s but published only after Alfred Russel Wallace sent him a manuscript with similar ideas; papers by both were read to the Linnean Society in London in 1858. The book, which Darwin called an “abstract” of a larger work, appeared on 24 November 1859; the first printing of 1,250 copies was taken up by booksellers at once. It argues from domestic breeding, the struggle for existence, geographical distribution and the fossil record, and discusses objections openly in a chapter of their own. About humans Darwin said almost nothing. The phrase “survival of the fittest”, borrowed from Herbert Spencer, entered only the fifth edition (1869).

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被承接于

• 遗传的天才1869 · 弗朗西斯·高尔顿
• 人类婚姻史1891 · 爱德华·韦斯特马克
• 原强1895 · 严复
• 天演论1898 · 严复
• 互助论：进化的一个要素1902 · 彼得·克鲁泡特金
• 经验与自然1925 · 约翰·杜威
• 达尔文的危险思想1995 · 丹尼尔·丹尼特

被回应于

• 创造进化论1907 · 亨利·柏格森

被批评于

• 驳唯物主义者1881 · 贾迈勒丁·阿富汗尼