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, 1899 - 312 pagine |
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Pagina xii
... thought . And it is hardly less than a physiological necessity that it should be so . The plant can and does exist , living almost purely for digestion and reproduction , and the same is true of the lowest and most primitive animals . A ...
... thought . And it is hardly less than a physiological necessity that it should be so . The plant can and does exist , living almost purely for digestion and reproduction , and the same is true of the lowest and most primitive animals . A ...
Pagina xv
... Weismann , have had so marked an influence on modern thought that we cannot afford to neglect their theories . We will briefly notice these in the closing chapter . CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM : THE MODE OF ITS SOLUTION INTRODUCTION XV.
... Weismann , have had so marked an influence on modern thought that we cannot afford to neglect their theories . We will briefly notice these in the closing chapter . CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM : THE MODE OF ITS SOLUTION INTRODUCTION XV.
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... 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 one of these lives THE PROBLEM : THE MODE OF ITS SOLUTION 3.
... 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 one of these lives THE PROBLEM : THE MODE OF ITS SOLUTION 3.
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... thought that , while he and his descendants can never gain an inch , the gap between himself and the next higher form shall be far greater than that between himself and the lowest monkey . And if this has been the history of thousands ...
... thought that , while he and his descendants can never gain an inch , the gap between himself and the next higher form shall be far greater than that between himself and the lowest monkey . And if this has been the history of thousands ...
Pagina 8
... thought persisted by the Greek Fathers of the Church , and disappeared , if ever , with the predominance of Latin theology . To the oriental the idea of evolution is natural . The earth is to him no inert , resistant clod ; she brings ...
... thought persisted by the Greek Fathers of the Church , and disappeared , if ever , with the predominance of Latin theology . To the oriental the idea of evolution is natural . The earth is to him no inert , resistant clod ; she brings ...
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advance amoeba amphibia anatomical ancestors animal kingdom annelid apes appear appetite archenteron attained become beginning better birds body brain cells cerebrum characteristics conformity to environment conscious degeneration digestion and reproduction dominant embryo embryology entoderm existence experience eyes fish functions future ganglion gastrula germ-plasm give groups higher forms highest human hydra important increase individual insect instinct intelligence jaws knowledge laws layer legs living locomotion lower mammals man's marsupial ment mental mind mode modified mollusks moral motives muscles muscular muscular system natural selection nephridia nerve nervous system never notochord nutriment organs oxygen parapodia perception 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 tion tissues true truth turbellaria unselfishness variation velopment vertebral column vertebrates volvox young