33X192 The question.-The two theories of man's origin.-The argument purely Amœba: Its anatomy and physiology.—Development of the cell.— Hydra: The development of digestive and reproductive organs, and of Worms and the development of organs.-Mollusks: The external protec- tive skeleton leads to degeneration or stagnation.-Annelids and arthro- pods: The external locomotive skeleton leads to temporary rapid advance, but fails of the goal.-Its disadvantages.-Vertebrates: The internal loco- motive skeleton leads to backbone and brain.-Reasons for their dominance . 81 The advance of vertebrates from fish through amphibia and reptiles to mammals.-The development of skeleton, appendages, circulatory and respiratory systems, and brain. —Mammals: The oviparous monotremata. -Marsupials.-Placental mammals.-Development of the placenta.-Prim- ates.—Arboreal life and the development of the hand.—Comparison of man with the highest apes.-Recapitulation of the history of man's origin and Mode of investigation.- Intellect. - Sense-perceptions.-Association.— The reversal of the sequence of functions leads to extermination, degen- given form, may be considered as one grand resultant.-Environment is 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 increasing intelligence and training conscience.-Mental and moral heredity.-Personal magnetism.-Man's search for a king.— The essence of Christianity.-Conformity to environment gives future supremacy, but often at the cost of present hardship.-Conformity as obedience to the laws of our being.—Environment best understood through the study of the human mind.-Productiveness and prospectiveness of Composed of atoms and molecules, hence subject to chemical and physi- cal laws. As a 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 attained.-Future man. He will utilize all his powers, duly subordinating the lower to the higher.-The triumph of the Subject of the Bible.-Man: Body, intellect, heart.-God: Law, sin, PRESENT ASPECTS OF THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION 278 - The struggle for existence.-Natural selection.-Correlation of organs.- |