This book covers three major areas:

• 1)A selection from Darwin's famous On Origin of Species, focusing mainly on his understanding of evolution by natural selection
• 2)A selection from Professor Diem-Lane's introduction to evolutionary philosophy
• 3)Charles Darwin's autobiography as edited by his family

As such, this book provides a wide overview of Darwin's views on a variety of subjects. It also draws out some of the implications of his groundbreaking work on psychology and philosophy.