DARWIN’S DOGS: HOW DARWIN’S PETS HELPED FORM A WORLD-CHANGING THEORY OF EVOLUTION

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English Summary/英文概要： If you have ever looked at a dog waiting to go for a walk and thought there was something age-old and almost human about his sad expression, you’re not alone; Charles Darwin did exactly the same. But Darwin didn’t just stop at feeling that there was some connection between humans and dogs. English gentleman naturalist, great pioneer of the theory of evolution and incurable dog-lover, Darwin used his much-loved dogs as evidence in his continuing argument that all animals including human beings, descended from one common ancestor. From his fondly written letters home enquiring after the health of family pets to his profound scientific consideration of the ancestry of the domesticated dog, Emma Townshend looks at Darwin’s life and work from a uniquely canine perspective.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 如果你曾看著一隻等著出去散步的狗狗，覺得它那悲傷的表情中蘊含著某種古老而近乎人性的特質，那麼你並不孤單；查爾斯·達爾文也曾有過同樣的感受。但達爾文並不僅限於認為人類與狗之間存在某種聯繫。身為英國紳士博物學家、進化論的偉大先驅和無可救藥的愛狗人士，達爾文以他摯愛的狗狗作為證據，不斷論證包括人類在內的所有動物都源自同一個祖先。從他滿懷深情地寫給家人的信，詢問寵物的健康狀況，到他對家養犬祖先的深刻科學思考，艾瑪·湯森德(EMMA TOWNSHEND)從獨特的犬類視角審視了達爾文的生平和工作。(Zoe)

Awards/获奖情况：總而言之，《達爾文的狗》既有趣又資訊豐富。它是一劑治癒達爾文疲勞的理想良藥。 ——《自然》

All in all, Darwin’s Dogs is thoroughly entertaining and informative. It is the ideal antidote to Darwin fatigue. --Nature

About the Author/作者介绍： 艾瑪·湯森德(EMMA TOWNSHEND)自劍橋大學研究生畢業以來一直教授達爾文課程，最近在牛津大學繼續教育系任教。她尤其參與了牛津大學在理查德·道金斯的主持下開展的線上課程計畫「Alllearn」。她是《星期日獨立報》的園藝專欄作家。

Emma Townshend has taught courses on Darwin since being a postgraduate at Cambridge, most recently for the Department of Continuing Education in Oxford. She was particularly involved in Oxford’s online course project ‘Alllearn’, under the aegis of Richard Dawkins. She is the gardening columnist at The Independent on Sunday.

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