1st Edition

The Works of Charles Darwin: v. 21: Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (, with an Essay by T.H. Huxley)

By Paul H Barrett Copyright 1992
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

The 21st volume in a 29-volume set which contain all Charles Darwin's published works. Darwin was one of the most influential figures of the 19th century. His work remains a central subject of study in the history of ideas, the history of science, zoology, botany, geology and evolution.

Part 1a The descent of man; Introduction; Part 1 The descent or origin of man; Chapter 1 The Evidence of the Descent of Man from some Lower Form; Chapter 2 On the Manner of Development of Man from Some Lower Form; Chapter 3 Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals; Chapter 4 Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals – continued; Chapter 5 On the Development of the Intellectual and Moral Faculties during Primeval and Civilized Times; Chapter 6 On the Affinities and Genealogy of Man; Chapter 7 On the Races of Man;

Biography

Paul H. Barrett, R. B. Freeman, Peter Gautrey