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Excerpt from The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer
The present volume offers from the classic pages of Darwin his summary of the argument of The Origin of Species, his account of how that book came to be written, and his recapitula tion of The Descent of Man All this affords a supreme lesson as to the value of observation with a purpose. When Darwin was confronted with an organ or trait which puzzled him, he was wont to ask, What use can it have had? And always the answer was that every new peculiarity of plant, or beast, is seized upon and held when ever it confers advantage in the unceasing con ?ict for place and food. No hue of scale or plume, no curve of beak or note of song, but has served a purpose in the plot of life, or advanced the action in a drama where the penalty for fail ure is extinction.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The present volume offers from the classic pages of Darwin his summary of the argument of The Origin of Species, his account of how that book came to be written, and his recapitula tion of The Descent of Man All this affords a supreme lesson as to the value of observation with a purpose. When Darwin was confronted with an organ or trait which puzzled him, he was wont to ask, What use can it have had? And always the answer was that every new peculiarity of plant, or beast, is seized upon and held when ever it confers advantage in the unceasing con ?ict for place and food. No hue of scale or plume, no curve of beak or note of song, but has served a purpose in the plot of life, or advanced the action in a drama where the penalty for fail ure is extinction.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Charles Darwin
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780267641499
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.0 cm
Page Count - 185
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Charles Darwin
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330522790
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.0 cm
Page Count - 187
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