Publisher's Synopsis
On The Reception Of The 'Origin Of Species' is a book written by Thomas Henry Huxley, a prominent biologist and advocate of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. The book is a collection of essays and speeches that Huxley gave in the years following the publication of Darwin's groundbreaking work, The Origin of Species. In these writings, Huxley defends Darwin's theory against its critics and explains its implications for the fields of biology and natural history. He also discusses the social and religious controversies that surrounded the theory of evolution, and argues for the importance of scientific inquiry and rational thought in understanding the natural world. Overall, On The Reception Of The 'Origin Of Species' provides a fascinating insight into the intellectual and cultural climate of the mid-19th century, and the debates that shaped our modern understanding of biology and evolution.To any one who studies the signs of the times, the emergence of the philosophy of Evolution, in the attitude of claimant to the throne of the world of thought, from the limbo of hated and, as many hoped, forgotten things, is the most portentous event of the nineteenth century. But the most effective weapons of the modern champions of Evolution were fabricated by Darwin; and the 'Origin of Species' has enlisted a formidable body of combatants, trained in the severe school of Physical Science, whose ears might have long remained deaf to the speculations of a priori philosophers.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
