The Descent of Man

and 

Selection In Relation to Sex

By Charles Darwin, M.A., F.R.S.

Part I. 

 The Descent Or Origin Of Man.

• Chapter I.
• The Evidence Of The Descent Of Man From Some Lower Form.
• The Bodily Structure Of Man.
• Embryonic Development.
• Rudiments.
• Chapter II.
• On The Manner Of Development Of Man From Some Lower Form.
• The Direct And Definite Action Of Changed Conditions.
• Effects Of The Increased Use And Disuse Of Parts.
• Arrests Of Development.
• Reversion.
• Correlated Variation.
• Rate Of Increase.
• Natural Selection.
• Conclusion.
• Chapter III.
• Comparison Of The Mental Powers Of Man And The Lower Animals.
• Abstraction, General Conceptions, Self-consciousness, Mental Individuality.
• Language.
• Sense Of Beauty.
• Belief In God--religion.
• Chapter IV.
• Sociability.
• Man A Social Animal.
• The More Enduring Social Instincts Conquer The Less Persistent Instincts.
• The Strictly Social Virtues At First Alone Regarded.
• Concluding Remarks.
• Summary Of The Last Two Chapters.
• Chapter V.
• On The Development Of The Intellectual And Moral Faculties During Primeval And Civilised Times.
• Natural Selection As Affecting Civilised Nations.
• On The Evidence That All Civilised Nations Were Once Barbarous.
• Chapter VI.
• On The Affinities And Genealogy Of Man.
• On The Birthplace And Antiquity Of Man.
• Lower Stages In The Genealogy Of Man.
• Conclusion.
• Chapter VII.
• On The Races Of Man.
• On The Extinction Of The Races Of Man.
• On The Formation Of The Races Of Man.
• Note On The Resemblances And Differences In The Structure And The Development Of The Brain In Man And Apes By Professor Huxley, F.r.s.

[ Table of Contents ] [ Preface ] [ Introduction ] [ Part I. ] [ Part II. ] [ Part III. ] [ Index ]

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