On the other hand, no one supposes that intellect of any two animals or of any two men can be accurately gauged by the cubic contents of their skulls. It is certain that there may be extraordinary mental activity with an extremely small absolute mass... The American Journal of Psychology - Page 552edited by - 1898Full view - About this book
| Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1871 - 554 pages
...than in the less intelligent orders, such as beetles.69 On the other hand, no one supposes that the intellect of any two animals or of any two men can...instincts, mental powers, and affections of ants are generally known, yet their cerebral ganglia are not so large as the quarter of a small pin's head.... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1871 - 432 pages
...than in the less intelligent orders, such as beetles." On the other hand, no one supposes that the intellect of any two animals, or of any two men, can be accurately gauged by the cubic con68 ' Die Grenzeu der Thierwelt, eine Betrachtung zu Darwin's Lehre,' 1868, a. 51. 69 Dujardin, 'Annales... | |
| Charles Bray - Anthropology - 1871 - 386 pages
...house-fly and the whale." — " Life, its Nature, Varieties, and Phenomena," p. 81, by Leo H. Grindon. absolute mass of nervous matter : thus the wonderfully...instincts, mental powers, and affections of ants are generally 'known, yet their cerebral genglia are not so large as the quarter of a small pin's head.... | |
| Charles Bray - Anthropology - 1871 - 398 pages
...house-fly and the whale."—" Life, its Nature, Varieties, and Phenomena," p. 81, by^Leo H. Grindon. absolute mass of nervous matter : thus the wonderfully...instincts, mental powers, and affections of ants are generally known, yet their cerebral genglia are not so large as the quarter of a small pin's head.... | |
| Ludwig Büchner - Animal intelligence - 1880 - 410 pages
...of matter in the world, perhaps more so than the brain of a man." This fact shows at the same time " that there may be extraordinary mental activity with...extremely small absolute mass of nervous matter." But the brain of the ant, not only in its relative size, but also in general shape and construction,... | |
| Marcus Moritz Kalisch - Philosophy and religion - 1880 - 668 pages
...remembering the diversified instincts and faculties of this insect, and considering that its central ganglia are not so large as the quarter of a small pin's head, we must confess that "the brain of the ant is one of the most marvellous atoms of matter in the world,... | |
| Charles Bray - 1883 - 352 pages
...ideas and feeling ; how much less, then, in such varied organisms. " It is certain," says Darwin, " that there may be extraordinary mental activity with...instincts, mental powers, and affections of ants are generally known, yet their cerebral ganglia are not so large as the quarter of a small * " Not only... | |
| Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1890 - 724 pages
...than in the less intelligent orders, such as beetles. 78 On the other hand, no one supposes that the intellect of any two animals or of any two men can...diversified instincts, mental powers, and affections of ants tire notorious^ yet their cerebral ganglia are not so large as the quarter of a small pin's head. Under... | |
| Mary Olmstead Stanton - Physiognomy - 1890 - 776 pages
...size, is the prime indicator of mental ability. Charles Darwin observes that No one supposes that the intellect of any two animals or of any two men can...wonderfully diversified instincts, mental powers, and nffections of ants are generally known, yet their cerebral ganglia are not so large as the quarter... | |
| Ellis Ethelmer - History - 1893 - 258 pages
...closely connected with nis higher mental powers. . . . On the other hand, no one supposes that the intellect of any two animals or of any two men can...instincts, mental powers, and affections of ants are generally known, yet their cerebral ganglia are not so large as the quarter of a small pin's head.... | |
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