The Whence and the Whither of Man: A Brief History of His Origin and Development Through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895C. Scribner's son, 1896 - 312 pagine |
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... apes . - Recapitulation of the history of man's origin and development . The sequence of dominant functions . CHAPTER V THE HISTORY OF MENTAL DEVELOPMENT AND ITS SEQUENCE OF FUNCTIONS 113 Mode of investigation.- Intellect . Sense ...
... apes . - Recapitulation of the history of man's origin and development . The sequence of dominant functions . CHAPTER V THE HISTORY OF MENTAL DEVELOPMENT AND ITS SEQUENCE OF FUNCTIONS 113 Mode of investigation.- Intellect . Sense ...
Pagina 4
... ape , ' if ever there was such a being , remains but an ape . He must comfort himself with the thought that , while he and his descendants can never gain an inch , the gap - between himself and the next higher form shall be far greater ...
... ape , ' if ever there was such a being , remains but an ape . He must comfort himself with the thought that , while he and his descendants can never gain an inch , the gap - between himself and the next higher form shall be far greater ...
Pagina 7
... apes , but men ? It is not the pure gold that needs the " guinea stamp . " If we are men , and as we become men , we shall cease to fear the theory of evolution . Now this is not the only , or per- haps the greatest , objection which ...
... apes , but men ? It is not the pure gold that needs the " guinea stamp . " If we are men , and as we become men , we shall cease to fear the theory of evolution . Now this is not the only , or per- haps the greatest , objection which ...
Pagina 91
... apes are of great interest , but we can notice only one or two of the more important . The prosimii , or " half apes , " including the lemurs , are nearly all arboreal forms . Perhaps they were driven to this life by their more powerful ...
... apes are of great interest , but we can notice only one or two of the more important . The prosimii , or " half apes , " including the lemurs , are nearly all arboreal forms . Perhaps they were driven to this life by their more powerful ...
Pagina 92
... ape are the following : Man is a strictly erect animal . The foot of the ape is less fitted for walking on the ground ... apes , on the ground . The elas- tic arch of the instep must be excepted in the above description , and adds ...
... ape are the following : Man is a strictly erect animal . The foot of the ape is less fitted for walking on the ground ... apes , on the ground . The elas- tic arch of the instep must be excepted in the above description , and adds ...
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advance amoeba amphibia anatomical ancestors animal kingdom annelid apes appear appetite archenteron attained become beginning better birds body brain cells cerebrum characteristics conformity to environment conscious degeneration dominant ectoderm embryo embryology entoderm experience eyes fish functions future ganglion gastrula germ-plasm give groups heredity higher animals higher forms highest human hydra important increase individual insect instinct intelligence jaws knowledge laws layer legs living locomotion lower mammals man's marsupial ment mental mind mode modified mollusks moral motives muscles muscular muscular system natural selection nephridia nerve nervous system never notochord nutriment organs oxygen parapodia perception possible primitive probably progress protoplasm protozoa purely reflex action reptiles result schematic worm segments selfish sense-organs sequence shell skeleton species spermatozoa stage structure struggle surface survive swimming theory of evolution tion tissues true truth turbellaria unselfishness variation velopment vertebral column vertebrates volvox young