The Whence and the Whither of Man: A Brief History of His Origin and Development Through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895C. Scribner's Sons, 1897 - 312 pagine |
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Pagina vi
... action . - Reflex action , unconscious and comparatively mechanical . -Instinctive action : The actor is conscious , but guided by heredity . — In- telligent action . - The actor is conscious , guided by intelligence resulting from ...
... action . - Reflex action , unconscious and comparatively mechanical . -Instinctive action : The actor is conscious , but guided by heredity . — In- telligent action . - The actor is conscious , guided by intelligence resulting from ...
Pagina x
... actions in life are suited to meet the emergencies of a probable but uncertain course of events . We take for granted the probable truth of the theory of evolution as stated by Mr. Darwin , and that it ap- plies to man as really as to ...
... actions in life are suited to meet the emergencies of a probable but uncertain course of events . We take for granted the probable truth of the theory of evolution as stated by Mr. Darwin , and that it ap- plies to man as really as to ...
Pagina 15
... action or progress moving steadily on through past centuries , we have full confidence that these move- ments will continue in the future . The study of his- tory should make us seers . But the line of human progress is like a mountain ...
... action or progress moving steadily on through past centuries , we have full confidence that these move- ments will continue in the future . The study of his- tory should make us seers . But the line of human progress is like a mountain ...
Pagina 16
... actions , and those of our fellows , conform to and advance them . Otherwise our lives will be thrown away . But if the theory of evolution be true , human his- tory is only the last page of the one history of all life . If we are to ...
... actions , and those of our fellows , conform to and advance them . Otherwise our lives will be thrown away . But if the theory of evolution be true , human his- tory is only the last page of the one history of all life . If we are to ...
Pagina 40
... action the colony rolls through the water . After a time each individual absorbs its fla- gella , the colony is broken up , the different individuals settle to the bottom , and each gives rise by division to a new colony . This group of ...
... action the colony rolls through the water . After a time each individual absorbs its fla- gella , the colony is broken up , the different individuals settle to the bottom , and each gives rise by division to a new colony . This group of ...
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advance amoeba amphibia anatomical ancestors animal kingdom annelid apes appear appetite archenteron attained become better birds body brain cells conformity to environment conscious degeneration dominant ectoderm embryo embryology existence experience eyes fish functions future ganglion gastrula gills give groups higher animals higher forms highest human hydra important increase individual insect instinct intelligence jaws knowledge laws layer legs living locomotion lower mammals man's marsupial membrane ment mental mind mode modified mollusks moral mouth muscles muscular muscular system mutability of species natural selection nephridia nerve nervous system never notochord nutriment organs oxygen parapodia perception perivisceral cavity possible primitive probably progress protoplasm protozoa purely race reflex action reptiles result schematic worm segments selfish sense-organs sequence shell skeleton species spermatozoa stage structure struggle surface survive swimming theory of evolution tion tissues true truth turbellaria unselfishness variation velopment vertebrates volvox young