On the Origin of Species

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When it was first published, On the Origin of Species caused a primordial shift in our conception of human identity and purpose. Exploring ideas of natural selection, speciation and the struggle for survival, the book made the central debates of evolutionary biology accessible to non-specialist readers. Darwin's most iconic work, On the Origin of Species is both a culmination and disruption of the dominating scientific thought of its time. Even today, the book is criticized, venerated and debated with interminable fervour.