The Descent of Man: And Selection in Relation to Sex

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J. Murray, 1901 - Evolution - 1031 pages
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A somewhat painful read, for two reasons in particular (laying aside the sexism and racism, as being typical of the time): 1) "I may remark before proceeding that, ...the facts are so complex and the ... Read full review

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What can I say about Darwin and his contemporaries? Time has been the great witness to their theories. Those with eyes to see, see the world explained. Even those who don't, can't explain their ... Read full review

Contents

Introduction Pages
1
Variability of body and mind in manInheritanceCauses
38
CHAPTER III
98
CHAPTER IV
148
On the Development of the Intellectual and Moral
195
CHAPTER VI
225
On the Races of
257
CHAPTER VIII
319
Secondary Sexual Characters of Fishes Amphibians
507
Sexual differences Law of battle Special weaponsVocal
549
CHAPTER XIV
616
Discussion as to why the males alone of some species and both
676
Birdsconcluded
707
The law of battleSpecial weapons confined to the males
763
CHAPTER XVIII
802
SEXUAL SELECTION IN RELATION TO MAN
846

These characters are absent in the lowest classesBrilliant
400
CHAPTER X
422
CHAPTER XI
470
CHAPTER XX
892
General Summary and Conclusion
926
Supplemental Xotx
948

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