Shows why Darwin's Origin of Species can fairly claim to be the greatest science book ever published. Describes the genesis of Darwin's theories, explains how they were initially received and examines why they remain so contentious today. A marvelous
Blackburn explains the significance of the judicial, moral and political ideas of Plato's Republic and examines its influence on the modern world and why it has been the cornerstone of Western philosophy for over two thousand years now. He analyses w