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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... appear in form and substance as they were given in the lectures , except that Chapters VI . and VII . were condensed in one lecture . Chapter X. is new , and I have not hesitated to add a few para- graphs wherever the argument seemed ...
... appear in form and substance as they were given in the lectures , except that Chapters VI . and VII . were condensed in one lecture . Chapter X. is new , and I have not hesitated to add a few para- graphs wherever the argument seemed ...
Pagina 1
... appear hopeful , provided only it is true . But let me call your attention to cer- tain conclusions which , as it appears to me , are neces- sarily involved in it . Its central thought is the prac- age , and Rome of rottenness begotten ...
... appear hopeful , provided only it is true . But let me call your attention to cer- tain conclusions which , as it appears to me , are neces- sarily involved in it . Its central thought is the prac- age , and Rome of rottenness begotten ...
Pagina 3
... appear hopeful , provided only it is true . But let me call your attention to cer- tain conclusions which , as it appears to me , are neces- sarily involved in it . Its central thought is the prac- tical immutability of species . Each ...
... appear hopeful , provided only it is true . But let me call your attention to cer- tain conclusions which , as it appears to me , are neces- sarily involved in it . Its central thought is the prac- tical immutability of species . Each ...
Pagina 4
... appears to me essentially hope- less , a record not of the progress of life on the globe , but of a succession of stagnations , of deaths . I can never understand why some very good and intelligent people still think that the theory of ...
... appears to me essentially hope- less , a record not of the progress of life on the globe , but of a succession of stagnations , of deaths . I can never understand why some very good and intelligent people still think that the theory of ...
Pagina 15
... appear- ance on the globe , just as American history began to be fashioned by Anglo - Saxons , Danes , and Normans ... appearing to turn back upon itself , and having many by - roads , which lead us astray . If we know but a few miles of ...
... appear- ance on the globe , just as American history began to be fashioned by Anglo - Saxons , Danes , and Normans ... appearing to turn back upon itself , and having many by - roads , which lead us astray . If we know but a few miles 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