The Origin Of Species by Means of Natural Selection (version 2)


Read by Michael Armenta

(4.7 stars; 44 reviews)

This is the 6th and last edition of "On The Origin of Species" with all additions and corrections, often considered the Definitive Edition (23 hr 44 min)

Chapters

A Historical Sketch and Introduction 44:49 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 1 Part 1 - Variation Under Domestication 57:06 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 1 Part 2 - Variation Under Domestication (continued) 35:12 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 2 - Variation Under Nature 52:16 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 3 - Struggle For Existence 45:57 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 4 Part 1 - Natural Selection or The Survival of the Fittest 1:02:33 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 4 Part 2 - Natural Selection. (continued) 1:01:29 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 4 Part 3 - Natural Selection. (conclusion) 28:23 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 5 Part 1 - Laws of Variation 1:04:23 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 5 Part 2 - Laws Of Variation. (continued) 26:23 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 6 Part 1 - Difficulties of the Theory 1:11:07 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 6 Part 2 - Difficulties of the Theory (continued) 45:28 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 7 Part 1 - Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection 1:10:25 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 7 Part 2 - Miscellaneous Objections (continued) 55:04 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 8 Part 1 - Instinct 1:02:17 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 8 Part 2 - Instinct (continued) 24:24 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 9 Part 1 - Hybridism 56:14 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 9 Part 2 - Hybridism (continued) 37:20 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 10 Part 1 - On the Imperfection of the Geological Record 1:00:06 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 10 Part 2 - On The Imperfection of the Geological Record (continued) 25:44 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 11 Part 1 - On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings 1:08:33 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 11 Part 2 - On the Geological Succession (continued) 16:02 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 12 Part 1 - Geological Distribution 59:46 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 12 Part 2 - Geological Distribution (continued) 21:25 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 13 - Geological Distribution Continued 1:04:19 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 14 Part 1 - Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings 59:21 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 14 Part 2 - Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings (continued) 1:08:15 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 15 Part 1 - Recapitulation and Conclusion 56:21 Read by Michael Armenta
Chapter 15 Part 2 - Recapitulation and Conclusion (continued) 23:39 Read by Michael Armenta

Reviews

great read


(5 stars)

I love when he uses the word retarded <3

brilliant!


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What a fabulous reader, well done!

timeless masterpiece


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Audio Review: Very crisp and clear. Really love this recording. There are only a few audible cracks throughout this whole book! Book review: Okay, this book is clearly not written for pure entertainment, but Darwin was so careful with his wording that most of it is still true today. He obviously had a religious audience in mind when he wrote this