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 vi
... human development . CHAPTER VI NATURAL SELECTION AND ENVIRONMENT · 152 eration , or , rarely , to stagnation . - Natural selection becomes more un- The reversal of the sequence of functions leads to extermination , degen- sparing as we ...
... human development . CHAPTER VI NATURAL SELECTION AND ENVIRONMENT · 152 eration , or , rarely , to stagnation . - Natural selection becomes more un- The reversal of the sequence of functions leads to extermination , degen- sparing as we ...
Pagina vii
... Human environment . - The development of the family as the school of man's training . The family as the school of unselfishness and obedience . The family as the basis of social life . - Society as an aid to conformity to environment by ...
... Human environment . - The development of the family as the school of man's training . The family as the school of unselfishness and obedience . The family as the basis of social life . - Society as an aid to conformity to environment by ...
Pagina xi
... human progress ? Even if we cannot accurately portray the anatomical details of a single ancestral stage , can we perhaps dis- cover what function governed its life and was the aim of its existence ? Did it live to eat , or to move , or ...
... human progress ? Even if we cannot accurately portray the anatomical details of a single ancestral stage , can we perhaps dis- cover what function governed its life and was the aim of its existence ? Did it live to eat , or to move , or ...
Pagina xiii
... human development , if we can further be convinced that the sequence is irreversible , we shall be convinced that future man will be more and more com- pletely controlled by the very highest powers or aims to which this sequence points ...
... human development , if we can further be convinced that the sequence is irreversible , we shall be convinced that future man will be more and more com- pletely controlled by the very highest powers or aims to which this sequence points ...
Pagina xiv
... human laws and institutions are heirlooms , the ments , or direct results of attainments , of anin below man . We are just beginning to recogni the study of zoology is an essential prerequisite firm foundation for , that of history ...
... human laws and institutions are heirlooms , the ments , or direct results of attainments , of anin below man . We are just beginning to recogni the study of zoology is an essential prerequisite firm foundation for , that of history ...
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