The Whence and the Whither of Man: A Brief History of His Origin and Development Through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895W. Blackwood and Sons, 1896 - 312 pagine |
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Pagina ix
... appear in form and substance as they were given in the lectures , except that Chapters VI . and VII . were condensed in one lecture . Chapter X. is new , and I have not hesitated to add a few para- graphs wherever the argument seemed ...
... appear in form and substance as they were given in the lectures , except that Chapters VI . and VII . were condensed in one lecture . Chapter X. is new , and I have not hesitated to add a few para- graphs wherever the argument seemed ...
Pagina 3
... appear hopeful , provided only it is true . But let me call your attention to cer- tain conclusions which , as it appears to me , are neces- sarily involved in it . Its central thought is the prac- 4 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER O tical ...
... appear hopeful , provided only it is true . But let me call your attention to cer- tain conclusions which , as it appears to me , are neces- sarily involved in it . Its central thought is the prac- 4 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER O tical ...
Pagina 4
... appears to me essentially ho a record not of the progress of life on the glo but of a succession of stagnations , of deaths . I never understand why some very good and intellig people still think that the theory of the immedia creation ...
... appears to me essentially ho a record not of the progress of life on the glo but of a succession of stagnations , of deaths . I never understand why some very good and intellig people still think that the theory of the immedia creation ...
Pagina 15
... appear- ance on the globe , just as American history began to be fashioned by Anglo - Saxons , Danes , and Normans ... appearing to turn back upon itself , and having many by - roads , which lead us astray . If we know but a few miles of ...
... appear- ance on the globe , just as American history began to be fashioned by Anglo - Saxons , Danes , and Normans ... appearing to turn back upon itself , and having many by - roads , which lead us astray . If we know but a few miles of ...
Pagina 16
... appear fairly clear . Governments tend to become democratic , if we define ' democracy as " any form of government in which the will of the people finds sovereign expression . " The tendency of society seems to be toward furnishing all ...
... appear fairly clear . Governments tend to become democratic , if we define ' democracy as " any form of government in which the will of the people finds sovereign expression . " The tendency of society seems to be toward furnishing all ...
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