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
... for life.— Environment one . - But lower animals come into vital relation with but a small part of it . — It consists of a myriad of forces , which , as acting on a given form , may be considered as one grand resultant vi TABLE OF CONTENTS.
... for life.— Environment one . - But lower animals come into vital relation with but a small part of it . — It consists of a myriad of forces , which , as acting on a given form , may be considered as one grand resultant vi TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Pagina xiv
... forces aiding or destroy- ing good and bad , fit and unfit , alike . But our history of animal and human progress shows us successive stages , each a little higher than the pre- ceding , and surviving , for a time at least xiv INTRODUCTION.
... forces aiding or destroy- ing good and bad , fit and unfit , alike . But our history of animal and human progress shows us successive stages , each a little higher than the pre- ceding , and surviving , for a time at least xiv INTRODUCTION.
Pagina xv
... forces are urging us , and how man can more completely conform to it . If man is a product of evolution , his mental and moral , just as really as his physical , development must be the result of such a conformity . The study of en ...
... forces are urging us , and how man can more completely conform to it . If man is a product of evolution , his mental and moral , just as really as his physical , development must be the result of such a conformity . The study of en ...
Pagina 4
... people still think that the theory of the immediate creation of each species does more honor to the Crea- tor and his creation than the theory of evolution . Evo- lution is a process , not a force . The 4 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN.
... people still think that the theory of the immediate creation of each species does more honor to the Crea- tor and his creation than the theory of evolution . Evo- lution is a process , not a force . The 4 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN.
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... force . The power of the Creator is equally demanded in both cases ; only it is differently distributed . And evolution is the very highest proof of the wisdom and skill of the Creator . It elevates our views of the living beings , must ...
... force . The power of the Creator is equally demanded in both cases ; only it is differently distributed . And evolution is the very highest proof of the wisdom and skill of the Creator . It elevates our views of the living beings , must ...
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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