Charles Darwin's "Origin of the Species" is now 130 years old, yet it continues to provoke impassioned debate. Michael Ruse, a champion of Darwin's theory of evolution, here presents a collection of essays - many previously unpublished - which look at Darwin from both historical and contemporary perspectives, covering philosophical and theological, as well as scientific, issues, The discussion ranges over many of today's most exciting controversies about biology and its full implications, including the nature of the central Darwinian mechanism of natural selection, the status of species, the challenge of punctuated equilibra theory, human sociobiology, feminism, extra-terrestrials, and morality. Some of Ruse's claims are highly controversial and represent a significant move forward in the debate.
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`Ruse argues many issues in this book, always with clarity and humour. I would not borrow Darwinian Paradigm from the library. This is a book to own' - New Scientist
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