Charles Darwin: Origins and Arguments

by Bill Price

The publication of The Origin of Species in 1859 was the culmination of more than twenty years of work by Charles Darwin and the ideas he presented in it would lead to a fundamental change in the way we think about life on earth. Evolution, as it came to be known, described how the extraordinary variety of life could develop and adapt by natural means rather than being entirely the creation of a supreme being. It was controversial at the time and now, as the bicentenary of Darwin's birth approaches in 2009, it remains the subject of bitter argument, with the opposing sides of the debate, the supporters of Darwinian evolution like Richard Dawkins and the proponents of intelligent design, as polarised as they have ever been. Bill Price looks at the origins of Darwin's theory and the arguments that have surrounded it ever since.

161 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Bill Price is originally from Herefordshire and now lives in North West London. After working in various areas of the UK book trade for fifteen years, he become a full time freelance writer and is now the author of ten books. Most of these have reflected his interest in the history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and, in particular, the First World War.

Reviews

[S.E. Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed the book, (it lost a star for me because the text was so small, it was a strain to read). I'd give it 3.5 in terms of the book alone. It provided a concise, well written summary of Darwin's work but an interesting overview of the arguments in society that The Origin of the Species created publication and as time passed.

[Daniels Moreno · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is not just a simple biography book, its quite more interesting than i expected. I really liked author's approach by focusing on Darwin's Origin of Species work and then getting back to Darwin's life and how some of his life experiencies somehow influenced his work.