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 xii
... 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 engine can run without fuel . And a brain is of n until muscle ...
... 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 engine can run without fuel . And a brain is of n until muscle ...
Pagina xv
... true , and it must be true unless our theory of evolution be false , higher forms are more completely conformed to their environment than lower ; and man has attained the most complete conformity of all . Our biological history is ...
... true , and it must be true unless our theory of evolution be false , higher forms are more completely conformed to their environment than lower ; and man has attained the most complete conformity of all . Our biological history is ...
Pagina 3
... true species , however slightly it may differ from its nearest relative , represents such a creative act , and once created is practically unchangeable . This is the theory of im- mutability of species . According to the second theory ...
... true species , however slightly it may differ from its nearest relative , represents such a creative act , and once created is practically unchangeable . This is the theory of im- mutability of species . According to the second theory ...
Pagina 4
... true of man Who can wonder that many who accept this t doubt whether the world is growing any bette whether even man will ever be higher and better he now is ? Would it not be contrary to the w course of past history , if you can ...
... true of man Who can wonder that many who accept this t doubt whether the world is growing any bette whether even man will ever be higher and better he now is ? Would it not be contrary to the w course of past history , if you can ...
Pagina 5
... true of God ? I think all feel the force of the argument here . you There were at one time no flowering plants . The time came at last for their appearance . Which is the higher , grander mode of producing them , immediate creation of ...
... true of God ? I think all feel the force of the argument here . you There were at one time no flowering plants . The time came at last for their appearance . Which is the higher , grander mode of producing them , immediate creation of ...
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The Whence and the Whither of Man: A Brief History of His Origin and ... John Mason Tyler Visualizzazione completa - 1896 |
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