The Whence and the Whither of Man: A Brief History of His Origin and Development Through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895W. Blackwood and Sons, 1896 - 312 pagine |
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Pagina 54
... thing be the ancestor of a thinking , moral , religious person , like man ? " That is not first which is spiritual , but that which is natural ( animal , sensuous ) ; and after- ward that which is spiritual . " First , in order of time ...
... thing be the ancestor of a thinking , moral , religious person , like man ? " That is not first which is spiritual , but that which is natural ( animal , sensuous ) ; and after- ward that which is spiritual . " First , in order of time ...
Pagina 85
... careful and detailed examination . vertebrate . a The mammal is Hence all its or- gans are at their best . But manimals stand , all things The skele- considered , at the head of vertebrates . VERTEBRATES : BACKBONE AND BRAIN 85.
... careful and detailed examination . vertebrate . a The mammal is Hence all its or- gans are at their best . But manimals stand , all things The skele- considered , at the head of vertebrates . VERTEBRATES : BACKBONE AND BRAIN 85.
Pagina 102
... things , traces of muscular and nervous tissue . There are still no compact muscles , like our own , much less ganglion or brain or nerve - centre of individuality . The tissues are diffuse , but they are the materials out of which the ...
... things , traces of muscular and nervous tissue . There are still no compact muscles , like our own , much less ganglion or brain or nerve - centre of individuality . The tissues are diffuse , but they are the materials out of which the ...
Pagina 120
... of the screw to catch , screwed up to the end . The most remarkable thing was , that disappointed in the beginning , he never however often he was was induced to try turning the handle the wrong way 120 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN.
... of the screw to catch , screwed up to the end . The most remarkable thing was , that disappointed in the beginning , he never however often he was was induced to try turning the handle the wrong way 120 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN.
Pagina 121
... thing is that he should take so much trouble to do that which is no material benefit to him . The desire to accomplish a chosen task seems a sufficient inducement to lead him to take any amount of trouble . This seems a very human ...
... thing is that he should take so much trouble to do that which is no material benefit to him . The desire to accomplish a chosen task seems a sufficient inducement to lead him to take any amount of trouble . This seems a very human ...
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