Difficulties on Theory
E37493
"Difficulties on Theory" is a chapter in Charles Darwin’s seminal work *On the Origin of Species* in which he addresses major objections and apparent problems with his theory of evolution by natural selection.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book chapter
→
chapter of a scientific work → |
| addresses |
apparent problems with evolutionary theory
→
objections to the theory of natural selection → |
| aim |
to respond to major criticisms of Darwin’s theory
→
to show that apparent contradictions can be reconciled with natural selection → |
| appearsIn |
On the Origin of Species
→
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection → |
| author |
Charles Darwin
→
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
→
|
| field |
biology
→
history of science → |
| genre |
evolutionary biology
→
scientific literature → |
| historicalContext |
Victorian era debates on evolution
→
|
| influencedBy |
contemporary criticisms of evolutionary theory
→
|
| language |
English
→
|
| mainWorkAuthor |
Charles Darwin
→
|
| method |
argument from cumulative small variations
→
use of analogies from artificial selection → |
| notableSection |
discussion of sterile worker insects
→
discussion of the evolution of the eye → |
| originalPublisher |
John Murray (as part of On the Origin of Species)
→
|
| partOf |
On the Origin of Species
→
|
| positionInWork |
middle chapters of On the Origin of Species
→
|
| publicationYear |
1859
→
|
| relatedConcept |
Darwinism
→
design argument in natural theology → gradual evolution of complex structures → scientific controversy → the problem of missing links → |
| topic |
absence or rarity of transitional varieties
→
evolution by natural selection → evolution of complex organs such as the eye → fossil record and transitional forms → geological record and its imperfections → gradualism in evolutionary change → hybridism and species boundaries → instinct and its evolution → limits of variation under domestication → natural selection → organs of extreme perfection and complication → sterile castes of social insects → |
| workTitle |
Difficulties on Theory
→
|
| workType |
non-fiction
→
|
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
On the Origin of Species
→
|
notableChapter |
|
Difficulties on Theory
→
|
workTitle |