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The Descent of Man - And Selection in Relation ...
First published in 1871, "The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex" is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin. In this volume, Darwin attempts to marry the theories of human evolution with evolutionary theory, exploring evolutionary ethics, evolutionary psychology,...
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation t...
Applying his controversial theory of evolution to the origins of the human species, Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man was the culmination of his life's work. In The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin refused to discuss human evolution, believing...
The Descent of Man
In The Descent of Man Darwin addresses many of the issues raised by his notorious Origin of Species finding in the traits and instincts of animals the origins of the mental abilities of humans, of language, of our social structures and our moral capacities, he attempts to show...
The Descent of Man & Selection in Relation to S...
Charles Robert Darwin, 12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and, in a joint publication...
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El Origen del Hombre [Spanish]
The Descent of Man and on Selection in Relation...
The nature of the biology essay, The Descent of Man and On Selection in Relation to Sex, can be best understood by a brief account of how it came to be written. During many years I collected notes on the origin or descent of man, without any intention of publishing on the subject,...
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to...
The Descent of Man
First published in 1871 and considered his other great work alongside "The Origin of Species," Darwin's "The Descent of Man" is a work that continues the scientist's theories on evolution. Divided into three parts, this book's purpose, as given in the introduction, is to consider...
The Descent of Man
Charles Darwin was one of the most influential scientists in the history of the world. Darwin established through his theory of evolution that all species have descended over time from common ancestors. Darwin also contributed heavily to natural selection and his book The Origin...
The Descent of Man
In The Descent of Man (1871, 1874) Charles Darwin (1809-1882) focused special attention on the origin and history of our own species, a subject he had avoided in his previous writings on evolution. He claimed that the human animal is closest in ancestry to the two African "pongids,"...
The Descent of Man: Selection in Relation to Sex
The Descent of Man
The most accessible edition ever published of Darwin's incendiary classic, edited by "as fine a science essayist as we have" (New York Times) The Descent of Man, Darwin's second landmark work on evolutionary theory (following The Origin of the...
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation t...
In the current resurgence of interest in the biological basis of animal behavior and social organization, the ideas and questions pursued by Charles Darwin remain fresh and insightful. This is especially true of The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Darwin's...
The Descent of Man: and Selection in Relation t...
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El origen del hombre, la selecci?n natural y la... [Spanish]
Muchos a os hace que ninguna obra ha causado tan profunda impresion en el mundo cient fico como la en que Darwin, el eminente naturalista ingl s, apoya su teor a sobre el Origen del Hombre, con todo el inmenso tesoro de su genio sorprendente y original, de sus investigaciones...
The Descent of Man
The Descent of Man, Darwin's second landmark work on evolutionary theory (following The Origin of the Species), marked a turning point in the history of science with its modern vision of human nature as the product of evolution. Darwin argued that the noblest features of humans,...
The Descent of Man
The Descent of Man
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, On the Origin of Species, in which he explored the...
The Descent of Man
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...
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El Origen del Hombre [Spanish]
En 1859 se inicia el Evolucionismo cuando Darwin publica el libro "El Origen de las especies por medio de la selecci n natural, o la preservaci n de las razas preferidas en la lucha por la vida". Este libro es el inicio de la teor a de la evoluci n por medio de la selecci n natural...
The Descent of Man: Selection in Relation to Sex
The Descent of Man And Selection in Relation to Sex Works by Charles Darwin, F.R.S. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin. With an Autobiographical Chapter. Edited by Francis Darwin. Popular Edition. The nature of...
The Descent of Man
The Descent of Man
Published on the anniversary of Darwin's 200th birthday, these prime excerpts from the great naturalist's landmark work build on the evolutionary concepts introduced in On the Origin of Species . The earlier work provided a basic exposition of Darwinian theory. The Descent of...
The Descent of Man
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...
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