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T H E T H E O R Y T H AT C H A N G E D E V E R Y T H I N G “On the Origin of Species” as a Work in Progress P H I L I P L I E B E R M A N THE THEORY THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING THE THEORY THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING “ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES” AS A WORK IN PROGRESS PHILIP LIEBERMAN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS New York Columbia University Press Publishers Since 1893 New York Chichester, West Sussex cup .columbia .edu Copyright © 2018 Columbia University Press All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Lieberman, Philip, author. Title: The theory that changed everything : “On the origin of species” as a work in progress / Philip Lieberman. Description: New York : Columbia University Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017007542 (print) | LCCN 2017040837 (ebook) | ISBN 9780231545914 (e-book) | ISBN 9780231178082 (cloth : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Darwin, Charles, 1809–1882. On the origin of species. | Darwin, Charles, 1809–1882—Influence. | Evolution (Biology) | Natural selection. Classification: LCC QH365.O8 (ebook) | LCC QH365.O8 L54 2017 (print) | DDC 576.8/2092 [B] —dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017007542 Columbia University Press books are printed on permanent and durable acid-free paper. Printed in the United States of America Cover design: Noah Arlow To Marcia, the love of my life Little lamb who made thee. Dost thou know who made thee? —William Blake, 1789 CONTENTS Preface xi Acknowledgments xv 1. Strawberries 1 2. No Cats, No Flowers 29 3. Grandfather Erasmus 72 4. Crafting the Human Brain 108 5. What Would Darwin Think About . . . 149 Notes 167 Bibliography 185 Index 199
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