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 x
... importance in evolution , as long as it is a real factor , or which theory of heredity or variation is the more probable . If man has been evolved from simple living sub- stance protoplasm , by a process of evolution , it will some day ...
... importance in evolution , as long as it is a real factor , or which theory of heredity or variation is the more probable . If man has been evolved from simple living sub- stance protoplasm , by a process of evolution , it will some day ...
Pagina xi
... important and desirable , is not the only history which can be written , nor is it essential . It would be interesting to know the size of brain , girth of chest , average stature , and the features of the an- cient Greeks and Romans ...
... important and desirable , is not the only history which can be written , nor is it essential . It would be interesting to know the size of brain , girth of chest , average stature , and the features of the an- cient Greeks and Romans ...
Pagina xv
... importance of natural selection . And yet Nägeli , and especially Weismann , have had so marked an influence on modern thought that we cannot afford to neglect their theories . We will briefly notice these in the closing chapter ...
... importance of natural selection . And yet Nägeli , and especially Weismann , have had so marked an influence on modern thought that we cannot afford to neglect their theories . We will briefly notice these in the closing chapter ...
Pagina 2
... important only in so far as it teaches us humility and yet assures us that we may be Godlike because we are His handi- work and children , " heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ of a heavenly inheritance . " Now has Science any ...
... important only in so far as it teaches us humility and yet assures us that we may be Godlike because we are His handi- work and children , " heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ of a heavenly inheritance . " Now has Science any ...
Pagina 21
... important differences in the circulatory and other systems . Moreover , practi- cally all amphibia differ from all reptiles in these respects . Evidently the fact that the alligator and many snakes and turtles ( of which neither the ...
... important differences in the circulatory and other systems . Moreover , practi- cally all amphibia differ from all reptiles in these respects . Evidently the fact that the alligator and many snakes and turtles ( of which neither the ...
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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