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 xv
... , 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 . CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM : THE MODE OF ITS SOLUTION INTRODUCTION XV.
... , 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 . CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM : THE MODE OF ITS SOLUTION INTRODUCTION XV.
Pagina 6
... is always desperately afraid that some one will fail to notice what a high - born gentle- man he is . Now man can relapse into something lower than a brute ; the only genuine brute is a degenerate man 6 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN.
... is always desperately afraid that some one will fail to notice what a high - born gentle- man he is . Now man can relapse into something lower than a brute ; the only genuine brute is a degenerate man 6 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN.
Pagina 45
... notice how closely the gastrula corresponds to a hydra , and many facts lead us to believe that the still earlier ancestor of the hydra was free swimming , and that the tentacles are a later development correlated with its adult sessile ...
... notice how closely the gastrula corresponds to a hydra , and many facts lead us to believe that the still earlier ancestor of the hydra was free swimming , and that the tentacles are a later development correlated with its adult sessile ...
Pagina 51
... notice certain general considera- tions . We found that reproduction in the amoeba could be defined as growth beyond the limit normal to the individual . This form of growth benefits espe- cially the species . The needs and expenses of ...
... notice certain general considera- tions . We found that reproduction in the amoeba could be defined as growth beyond the limit normal to the individual . This form of growth benefits espe- cially the species . The needs and expenses of ...
Pagina 54
... notice ; but it is the promise of an infinite future . The atom of nervous power shall increase until it subdues and dom- inates the whole mass . CHAPTER III WORMS TO VERTEBRATES : SKELETON AND HEAD . 54 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN.
... notice ; but it is the promise of an infinite future . The atom of nervous power shall increase until it subdues and dom- inates the whole mass . CHAPTER III WORMS TO VERTEBRATES : SKELETON AND HEAD . 54 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN.
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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