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Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection

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Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection

by Charles Darwin

English· 24:22:37· 28 chapters
Charles Darwin’s The 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)
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Variation Under Domestication - Part 1

    49:23
  2. Chapter 2

    Variation Under Domestication - Part 2

    57:46
  3. Chapter 3

    Variation Under Nature

    53:49
  4. Chapter 4

    Struggle for Existence

    38:57
  5. Chapter 5

    Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest – Part 1

    56:30
  6. Chapter 6

    Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest – Part 2

    55:15
  7. Chapter 7

    Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest – Part 3

    58:29
  8. Chapter 8

    Laws of Variation

    1:39:59
  9. Chapter 9

    Difficulties of the Theory – Part 1

    47:29
  10. Chapter 10

    Difficulties of the Theory – Part 2

    53:51
  11. Chapter 11

    Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection – Part 1

    59:42
  12. Chapter 12

    Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection – Part 2

    1:00:40
  13. Chapter 13

    Instinct - Part 1

    40:06
  14. Chapter 14

    Instinct - Part 2

    33:09
  15. Chapter 15

    Instinct - Part 3

    20:34
  16. Chapter 16

    Hybridism - Part 1

    42:44
  17. Chapter 17

    Hybridism - Part 2

    57:10
  18. Chapter 18

    On the Imperfection of the Geological Record – Part 1

    31:48
  19. Chapter 19

    On the Imperfection of the Geological Record – Part 2

    41:32
  20. Chapter 20

    On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings – Part 1

    43:58
  21. Chapter 21

    On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings – Part 2

    51:13
  22. Chapter 22

    Geographical Distribution – Part 1

    47:40
  23. Chapter 23

    Geographical Distribution – Part 2

    40:30
  24. Chapter 24

    Geographical Distribution – Continued

    1:01:16
  25. Chapter 25

    Mutual Affinities of Organic beings – Part 1

    50:02
  26. Chapter 26

    Mutual Affinities of Organic beings – Part 2

    1:19:33
  27. Chapter 27

    Recapitulation and Conclusion

    1:24:29
  28. Chapter 28

    Glossary of Terms

    45:03