Table of Contents

1. Who is Darwin? 2. Confronting the Creationists: The First Darwinian Revolution 3. How Species Originate 4. Ideological Opposition to Darwin's Five Theories 5. The Struggle against Physicists and Philosophers 6. Darwin's Path to the Theory of Natural Selection 7. What is Darwinism? 8. A Hard Look at Soft Inheritance: Neo-Darwinism 9. Geneticists and Naturalists Reach a Consensus: The Second Darwinian Revolution 10. New Frontiers in Evolutionary Biology References Glossary Acknowledge Index

About the Author

Ernst Mayr was Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He was the recipient of numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the Crafoord Prize for Biology, the National Medal of Science, the Balzan Prize, and the Japan Prize.

Reviews

Scientific theories…like living species, have forerunners and descendants, and they exhibit subtle changes over time… One Long Argument succeeds admirably in pinpointing the bits of evidence and inference that seeded Darwin’s grand vision, and it illuminates his errors along with his insights.
*New York Times Book Review*

It is valuable to have [Mayr’s] ‘mature reflections’ expressed so concisely and elegantly.
*Nature*

You will read this book with great pleasure… Mayr simply admires Darwin to the hilt… Mayr’s awe of Darwin is both illuminating and stimulating. It is also profoundly authoritative. Who else can present himself so effortlessly as a living symbol of the breadth of evolutionary thought in the twentieth century?
*BioScience*

This short book should be read by anyone with an interest in the development, impact, and meaning of Darwinism. It is well written and accessible, without skimping on scholarship.
*Science Books and Films*

Scientific theories...like living species, have forerunners and descendants, and they exhibit subtle changes over time... One Long Argument succeeds admirably in pinpointing the bits of evidence and inference that seeded Darwin's grand vision, and it illuminates his errors along with his insights. -- Geoffrey Cowley * New York Times Book Review *
It is valuable to have [Mayr's] 'mature reflections' expressed so concisely and elegantly. -- Peter J. Bowler * Nature *
You will read this book with great pleasure... Mayr simply admires Darwin to the hilt... Mayr's awe of Darwin is both illuminating and stimulating. It is also profoundly authoritative. Who else can present himself so effortlessly as a living symbol of the breadth of evolutionary thought in the twentieth century? -- Jeffrey Levinton * BioScience *
This short book should be read by anyone with an interest in the development, impact, and meaning of Darwinism. It is well written and accessible, without skimping on scholarship. -- Robert Schoch * Science Books and Films *