{"product_id":"on-the-origin-of-species","title":"On the Origin of Species","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in London in 1859, Charles Darwin’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the Origin of Species\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e changed humanity’s understanding of the natural world. Drawing on years of observation, including discoveries made during his voyage aboard HMS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeagle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Darwin argues that species are not fixed and immutable, but change across generations through natural selection. He shows how small inherited variations, shaped by the conditions of life and the struggle for survival, can gradually give rise to the extraordinary diversity of living things.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarefully reasoned yet remarkably readable, the book brings together evidence from geology, animal breeding, geographical distribution and the intricate relationships between organisms. Darwin’s theory challenged established beliefs about creation and humanity’s place in nature, laying the foundations of modern evolutionary biology while opening questions that continue to animate scientific and philosophical debate. The concluding vision of life emerging from simple beginnings into an abundance of interdependent forms remains one of the most powerful passages in scientific literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Charles Darwin, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the Origin of Species\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the Origin of Species\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This is a remarkable book, sure to make a mighty stir among philosophers—perhaps even among the theologians.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— John Crawford, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Examiner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1859)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64026074382666,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thelamppostparis.com\/products\/on-the-origin-of-species","provider":"The Lamp-Post Library \u0026 Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}