FREE ESSAY ON ORIGIN OF SPECIES

ORIGIN OF SPECIES

Considered one of the most significant, influential, and controversial publications in
history, this book, I felt would be interesting to read and learn from. Although his
content in this particular book is the subject of much controversy, Darwin's proffesional
contributions and accomplishments will remain well known and respected. Therefore, I
selected The Origin of Species believing that it would prove to be a stimulating and
challenging reading experience. This famous book discusses in-depth many important
aspects of the study of life. Darwin analyzes various issues including: creation,
spontaneous generation, adaptaion, laws of organism variation, hybridism, and natural
selection, all integral subjects in the science of biology. As I read this book, the
magnitude of its importance became clear, and I learned a wealth of scientific
information from the text that includes: geological succesion, morphology, and species
variation. The convincing arguments and coherent evidence inherent in this great work
induced subject retention and serious consideration of the topics that were
comprehensively discussed.
The theme of the nature of life (most importantly that of man) in The Origin of Species
is still a subject of tremendous and continuing debate. Also, this important topic is
related to a variety of current science events such as environentally concious
efforts across the globe, the philosophy and science of the survival of the fittest, and
the popular studies of creation and evolution. I feel that this book is important to read
because it is a publication which brilliantly discusses interesting and significant
information, is often reffered to in scientific conversation and study, and defines
perhaps the greatest debate of the Western World. Charles Darwin's engaging and
pioneering analysis of flora and fauna calls into question the long-held and once widely
accepted concepts of divine creation, spontaneous generation, and the unrelatedness of
many species. Displaying original reasoning, he distinctly and defiantly challenges many
ancient beliefs and makes an argument for Natural Selection: survival and evolution of
species in response to environmental conditions and other circumstances through a process
in which those creatures and plants with stronger, more-enduring characteristics live to
produce more adaptable offspring. It was Darwin's research aboard the H.M.S. Beagle that
led to the clash of intellectual titans-religion and science-over the true nature of
humankind. This book presents the controversial and intriguing work of Charles Darwin
that long ago changed/redefined the scientific view of our World.