On the Origin of Species

Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection; or, the Preservation of... by Darwin, Charles

Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species (publ. 1859) is a pivotal work in scientific literature and arguably the pivotal work in evolutionary biology. The book’s full title is On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. It introduced the theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It was controversial because it contradicted religious beliefs which underlay the then current theories of biology. Darwin’s book was the culmination of evidence he had accumulated on the voyage of the Beagle in the 1830s and added to through continuing investigations and experiments since his return. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Total running time: 24:22:37 Read by various real live Librivox volunteers!

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Chapters:

• 01A: Variation Under Domestication Part 1 00:49:23
  
• 01B: Variation Under Domestication Part 2 00:57:46
  
• 02: Variation Under Nature 00:53:49
  
• 03: Struggle for Existence 00:38:57
  
• 04A: Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest Part 1 00:56:30
  
• 04B: Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest Part 2 00:55:15
  
• 04C: Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest Part 3 00:58:29
  
• 05: Laws of Variation 01:39:59
  
• 06A: Difficulties of the Theory Part 1 00:47:29
  
• 06B: Difficulties of the Theory Part 2 00:53:51
  
• 07A: Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection Part 1 00:59:42
  
• 07B: Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection Part 2 01:00:40
  
• 08A: Instinct Part 1 00:40:06
  
• 08B: Instinct Part 2 00:33:09
  
• 08C: Instinct Part 3 00:20:34
  
• 09A: Hybridism Part 1 00:42:44
  
• 09B: Hybridism Part 2 00:57:10
  
• 10A: On the Imperfection of the Geological Record Part 1 00:31:48
  
• 10B: On the Imperfection of the Geological Record Part 2 00:41:32
  
• 11A: On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings Part 1 00:43:58
  
• 11B: On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings Part 2 00:51:13
  
• 12A: Geographical Distribution Part 1 00:47:40
  
• 12B: Geographical Distribution Part 2 00:40:30
  
• 13: Geographical Distribution Continued 01:01:16
  
• 14A: Mutual Affinities of Organic beings Part 1 00:50:02
  
• 14B: Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings Part 2 01:19:33
  
• 15: Recapitulation and Conclusion 01:24:29
  
• 16: Glossary of Terms 00:45:03
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