Darwin

Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when "The Origin of Species" was published in 1859. Arguments still rage about the implications of his evolutionary theory, and scepticism about the value of Darwin's contribution to knowledge is widespread. In this analysis of Darwin's major insights and arguments, Jonathan Howa...

Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when "The Origin of Species" was published in 1859. Arguments still rage about the implications of his evolutionary theory, and scepticism about the value of Darwin's contribution to knowledge is widespread. In this analysis of Darwin's major insights and arguments, Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern biology.

乔纳森•霍华德，德国科隆大学遗传学研究所的细胞遗传学教授，皇家学会研究员。

赵凌霞，中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所副研究员，博士。主要从事体质人类学、人类起源与演化研究，先后承担了中国青少年体格发育状况、新疆古代人骨与人种学研究、中国新石器时代人骨古DNA研究、晚期智人化石研究、云南古猿和巨猿化石研究等研究课题，在国内外核心学术期刊发表论文近40篇。

何竹芳，太原理工大学文法学院外语系副教授，长期从事英语教学和翻译工作。