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 vii
... living being . - As an animal . - As a vertebrate . - As a mammal . - As a social being . - As a personal and moral being . - The con- flict between the higher and the lower in man . - As a religious being . - As hero . He has not yet ...
... living being . - As an animal . - As a vertebrate . - As a mammal . - As a social being . - As a personal and moral being . - The con- flict between the higher and the lower in man . - As a religious being . - As hero . He has not yet ...
Pagina x
... living stance protoplasm , by a process of evolution , some day be possible to write a history of that pr But have we yet sufficient knowledge to justify an attempt ? Before the history of any period can be writte events must have been ...
... living stance protoplasm , by a process of evolution , some day be possible to write a history of that pr But have we yet sufficient knowledge to justify an attempt ? Before the history of any period can be writte events must have been ...
Pagina xii
... living almost purely for digestion and reprod and the same is true of the lowest and most pri animals . A muscular system cannot develop a its work until some sort of a digestive systen arisen to furnish nutriment , any more than a s ...
... living almost purely for digestion and reprod and the same is true of the lowest and most pri animals . A muscular system cannot develop a its work until some sort of a digestive systen arisen to furnish nutriment , any more than a s ...
Pagina 3
... living species . are 1 We may say broadly that concerning the origin of species two theories , and only two , seem possible . The first theory is that every species is the result of an act of immediate creation . And every true species ...
... living species . are 1 We may say broadly that concerning the origin of species two theories , and only two , seem possible . The first theory is that every species is the result of an act of immediate creation . And every true species ...
Pagina 5
... 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 only . Later a branch or twig , similar in ' structure to all the rest , shortens ...
... 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 only . Later a branch or twig , similar in ' structure to all the rest , shortens ...
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