Origin of Species book debate signup

Post by **otseng** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:58 pm

I will be starting a book debate of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (1859 first edition) in the next coming months.

If you'd like to join, reply here to sign up.

Pazuzu bin Hanbi · Post by **Pazuzu bin Hanbi** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:18 pm

Iâ€™ve read a fair few works on evolution and natural selection, but I will shameâ€“facedly admit never to having read The Origin of Species! And so I intend to buy an anniversary edition (they have one out, right?) and get cracking! Sign me up

Post by **otseng** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:33 pm

Pazuzu bin Hanbi wrote:Iâ€™ve read a fair few works on evolution and natural selection, but I will shameâ€“facedly admit never to having read The Origin of Species! And so I intend to buy an anniversary edition (they have one out, right?) and get cracking! Sign me up

Got you signed up.

I've never read it either. I've tried to before, but really didn't have the motivation to slug through it. If we have a book debate on it, then I'll have to read it.

Goat · Post by **Goat** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:54 pm

otseng wrote:
Pazuzu bin Hanbi wrote:Iâ€™ve read a fair few works on evolution and natural selection, but I will shameâ€“facedly admit never to having read The Origin of Species! And so I intend to buy an anniversary edition (they have one out, right?) and get cracking! Sign me up
Got you signed up.

I've never read it either. I've tried to before, but really didn't have the motivation to slug through it. If we have a book debate on it, then I'll have to read it.

Sign me up too.. it will be good motivation to look at it from the historical perspective.

Greenbeard · Post by **Greenbeard** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:54 pm

I'm in.

Post by **otseng** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:51 pm

Added goat and Greenbeard.

byofrcs · Post by **byofrcs** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:21 am

otseng wrote:I will be starting a book debate of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (1859 first edition) in the next coming months.

If you'd like to join, reply here to sign up.

Count me in. The first edition is available online (my copy is in storage in another country).

I'm quite curious what there is to debate about that hasn't already been thrashed to death or amended in later editions, though obviously Darwin's softspot for Lamarckian inheritance is a good attack.

Post by **otseng** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:02 am

byofrcs wrote:Count me in. The first edition is available online (my copy is in storage in another country).

Added.

I'm quite curious what there is to debate about that hasn't already been thrashed to death or amended in later editions, though obviously Darwin's softspot for Lamarckian inheritance is a good attack.

True about Lamarck. But I'm impressed how far he could go even though science at the time had no clear understanding of genetics. The goal for me isn't really to refute his book based on what we know now. But more to understand his arguments and to debate it on that alone.

Pazuzu bin Hanbi · Post by **Pazuzu bin Hanbi** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:50 pm

â€¦and now I remember what I was supposed to do today! I went into a discount bookstore and bought 5 different books for a grand total of Quid 10. Only when I came on here and checked my posts that I realised Iâ€™d intended to buy Darwinâ€™s book today!

Silly me.

kiwimac · Post by **kiwimac** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:57 am

Count me in as well but do remember my time-zone is +13 hours GMT.

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