Theory of Evolution

Author: Yan Fu
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Publish Date: 1998-05-01
Features: This book is a translation of "Evolution and Ethics" by the British philosopher T. H. Huxley, undertaken by Yan Fu, a renowned enlightenment thinker of the late Qing Dynasty and one of the "pioneers who introduced Westernization to the Qing Dynasty." Mao Zedong and Lu Xun were both deeply familiar with "The Evolution of Species," and they gradually transformed from evolutionists into communists. As a result, Mao Zedong called Yan Fu "an advanced Chinese person who sought truth from the West before the birth of the Communist Party of China." Yan Fu translated the book using the classical literary style prevalent in the Qing Dynasty. Mr. Feng Junhao, with his profound literary expertise, has provided critical analysis, annotations, and colloquial translations for each chapter of Yan Fu's "The Evolution of Species" on the basis of his translation.