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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Pagina vi
... highest 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 ...
... highest 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 ...
Pagina xiii
... highest powers or aims to which this sequence points . Otherwise we must disbelieve the continuity of history . But the germs of the future are always concealed in the history of the present . Hence - pardon the reiteration - if we can ...
... highest powers or aims to which this sequence points . Otherwise we must disbelieve the continuity of history . But the germs of the future are always concealed in the history of the present . Hence - pardon the reiteration - if we can ...
Pagina 5
... highest proof of the wisdom and skill of the Creator . It elevates our views of the living beings , must it not give a higher conception of Him who formed them ? The plant in its first stages shows no trace of flowers , but of leaves ...
... highest proof of the wisdom and skill of the Creator . It elevates our views of the living beings , must it not give a higher conception of Him who formed them ? The plant in its first stages shows no trace of flowers , but of leaves ...
Pagina 6
... highest honor to the wis- dom and power of the Creator . What if the animal kingdom is continually blossoming in ever higher forms ? Does not the same reasoning hold true , only with added force ? I firmly believe that we should all ...
... highest honor to the wis- dom and power of the Creator . What if the animal kingdom is continually blossoming in ever higher forms ? Does not the same reasoning hold true , only with added force ? I firmly believe that we should all ...
Pagina 12
... highest degree and breeding only from these . The breeder depends upon heredity , variation , and his selection of the individuals from which to breed . Sim- ilarly in nature new species have arisen through hered- ity , variation , and ...
... highest degree and breeding only from these . The breeder depends upon heredity , variation , and his selection of the individuals from which to breed . Sim- ilarly in nature new species have arisen through hered- ity , variation , and ...
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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