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| Title | : | The Autobiography of Charles Darwin |
| Author | : | Charles Darwin |
| Book Format | : | cloth |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 176 pages |
| Published | : | October 7th 1999 by Icon Books (first published 1887) |
| Categories | : | Biography. Science. Nonfiction. History. Autobiography |
Charles Darwin
cloth | Pages: 176 pages Rating: 3.84 | 2101 Users | 175 Reviews
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“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.”
Oh, Darwin! I cannot understand how anyone could hate such a passionate and loving soul!
This memoir is a must-read for everyone. It teaches readers how the human-scientist should be: humble, honest and kind. Darwin is an excellent example of the true scientist.
I admit that I have skipped some parts – especially those in which Darwin talked about the details of his journey on the Beagle and his life in Down (because I already know about these things). Some parts I read twice and enjoyed very much – especially when Darwin wrote about his religious views and about life and suffering. He is truly wise.
Bertrand Russell once wrote:
“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt”.
I guess this applies perfectly on Darwin! He was full of doubt, always underestimating himself. Also he was so humble that he supposed his opponents to be more intelligent than him. I believe that this particular trait tells us how GREAT Darwin really was.
I truly recommend this book.
And I’d love to conclude this review by writing one of my favorite quotes from it:
“The loss of these tastes [for poetry and music] is a loss of happiness, and may possibly be injurious to the intellect, and more probably to the moral character, by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature.”.
Darwin, God bless your soul!
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| Original Title: | The Autobiography of Charles Darwin |
| ISBN: | 1840465034 (ISBN13: 9781840465037) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Charles Darwin |
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Ratings: 3.84 From 2101 Users | 175 ReviewsNotice Of Books The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
Reading this feels a bit voyeuristic, in that it was intended as a family document rather than a public one. It's short and not a very good biography; it talks in little detail about Darwin's life or character, whilst rambling about the personalities of various other contemporary scientists, Darwin's religious views and his own books. It's nevertheless of some interest and so short as to hardly allow for getting bogged down. It's nowhere near as fun as The Voyage of the Beagle or as important asI'm sad to say that on my first trip through a History of Psychology course, I wasn't super interested in Darwin. A little older and a little wiser when I took a similar grad school course, that all changed. I was assigned a presentation on Darwin's early life through his voyage on the Beagle, which led me to reading some snippets of his own writing. His writing was charming, often full of wit, and sometimes deeply moving (his letter on the death of his daughter Annie is particularly touching).
I found Darwin's writing to be quite engaging. This autobiography was written by Darwin exclusively for his children and grand-children and was published posthumously. He writes his life's story with brevity but it gives a good sense of his life. Darwin's ability to self-reflect is one of the factors that lead to his profound insights on natural selection. His power of observation and critical analysis changed the course of science and how people looked at the world. Reading this short book is a
Good book overall, although not really what I expected. You know you're reading about a genius, but the book doesn't really show that. Still, I had in mind who I'm reading about, so I guess it was enjoyable
I'm sad to say that on my first trip through a History of Psychology course, I wasn't super interested in Darwin. A little older and a little wiser when I took a similar grad school course, that all changed. I was assigned a presentation on Darwin's early life through his voyage on the Beagle, which led me to reading some snippets of his own writing. His writing was charming, often full of wit, and sometimes deeply moving (his letter on the death of his daughter Annie is particularly touching).
Ah, sir Charles Darwin !This auto-biography illustrates how impeccable the merging of persistence with humbleness can be. A true analytical mind, faraway from the typical ethics-restrained research, well before anyone else. Writing about himself, not to be published, but for his kids to read after his death. But also a kind and loving human being, in a repeatedly appearing mild depression caused by his poor physical condition and his great, otherwise, mind.If biographies can be life-changers for
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