Thomas Huxley: 82 books

Subtitled “A Course of Six Lectures to Working Men”, On the Origin of Species highlights Thomas H. Huxley’s gift for translating complex scientific theories into lucid language for laypeople without sacrificing accuracy—in this case, Darwin’s theory of evolution as described in his Origin of Species, which engendered enormous interest, criticism, and curiosity upon publication.

Lectures And Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley..

The Rise and Progress of Palaeontology by Thomas Henry Huxley libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

Coral and Coral Reefs by Thomas Henry Huxley libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

Criticism on "The origin of species" by Thomas Henry Huxley libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

An accomplished biologist, Thomas Henry Huxley was committed to Darwin’s theories. This collection of autobiographical and scientific essays illuminates his life and accomplishments and is essential reading for scholars of scientific history. Included are essays, “On a Piece of Chalk,” “On Improving Natural Knowledge,” and “On the Physical Basis of Life.”

Hume, English Men Of Letters by Thomas Henry Huxley..

L’ouvrage tout récent dont nous présentons la traduction au public français a un double intérêt, et d’abord celui d’être une excellente monographie de Hume. Par des citations bien choisies, par de nombreux emprunts à la correspondance ou aux écrits de son héros, M. Huxley a su donner...

Forty years ago the position of scientific studies was not so firmly established as it is to-day, and a conflict was necessary to secure their general recognition. The forces of obscurantism and of free and easy dogmatism were arrayed against them; and, just as in former centuries astronomy, and in more...

Known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his impassioned defense of evolutionary theory, Huxley published this, his most famous book, just a few years after Darwin's The Origin of Species. Unlike Origin, this book focuses on human ancestry and offers a concise, nontechnical survey of mid-19th-century knowledge about primate and human paleontology and ethology.

An eloquent essayist, here Huxley examines a number of subjects. The oldest essay in the collection, “On the Educational Value of the Natural History Sciences,” is about the differences between living and dead bodies; also included is a review of “The Origin of Species,” as well as his essays on Descartes, slavery, geology, education, and more.

This classic introduction to zoology isolates a single creature, the crayfish, in order to instruct the reader in the general principles of morphology, physiology, and the behavior of the animal. Huxley hoped that this monograph would show how his description of one animal could provide the “foundation for the whole of biological science.”

Evolution and Ethics tackle a subject that is still a focal point of ethical debates today: the relation of science as a whole and explicitly evolutionary ideas to ethics and morality. It demonstrates Huxley's talent for explaining the importance of science to a lay audience. Informative!

A collection of eleven essays by “Darwin’s Bulldog,” Darwiniana is invaluable reading for any student of evolution or zoology. In these essays, Huxley examines the theory of evolution, its weak points, criticisms of the theory, and its lasting influence on the course of scientific thought.