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 v
... question . - The two theories of man's origin . - The argument purely historical . - Means of tracing man's ancestry and history . - Classification . -Ontogenesis and Phylogenesis . CHAPTER II PROTOZOA TO WORMS : CELLS , TISSUES , AND ...
... question . - The two theories of man's origin . - The argument purely historical . - Means of tracing man's ancestry and history . - Classification . -Ontogenesis and Phylogenesis . CHAPTER II PROTOZOA TO WORMS : CELLS , TISSUES , AND ...
Pagina ix
... show that science is now competent to deal with this question ; not that she can give a final and conclusive answer , but that we can reach results which are probably in the main correct . We may grant very cheerfully that.
... show that science is now competent to deal with this question ; not that she can give a final and conclusive answer , but that we can reach results which are probably in the main correct . We may grant very cheerfully that.
Pagina xi
... question is , What did they contribute to human progress ? Even if we cannot accurately portray the anatomical details of a single ancestral stage , can we perhaps dis- cover what function governed its life and was the aim of its ...
... question is , What did they contribute to human progress ? Even if we cannot accurately portray the anatomical details of a single ancestral stage , can we perhaps dis- cover what function governed its life and was the aim of its ...
Pagina xviii
... question the Bible gives a clear and emphatic answer . " God created man in his own image , " and then , as if men ... question ? Perhaps . But this much is certain ; it can foretell the future only from the past . Its answer to the ...
... question the Bible gives a clear and emphatic answer . " God created man in his own image , " and then , as if men ... question ? Perhaps . But this much is certain ; it can foretell the future only from the past . Its answer to the ...
Pagina 1
... question of Man's past is only a part of a greater question , the origin of all living species . We may say broadly that concerning the origin of species two theories , and only two , seem possible . The first theory is that every ...
... question of Man's past is only a part of a greater question , the origin of all living species . We may say broadly that concerning the origin of species two theories , and only two , seem possible . The first theory is that every ...
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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