The Descent of Man
Published to honor the anniversary of Darwin's 200th birthday, these prime excerpts from the great naturalist's landmark work build on the evolutionary concepts introduced in On the Origin of Species. The earlier work provided a basic exposition of Darwinian theory. The Descent of Man, published a dozen years later, asserts that humans are the descendants of apes, which were descended from even more primitive creatures.\ This fascinating treatise on evolutionary psychology explores the two...
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Published on the anniversary of Darwin's 200th birthday, this edition features excerpts from the landmark work that build on the evolutionary concepts introduced in On the Origin of Species.
IntroductionPreface to the Second EditionIntroduction1IThe Evidence of the Descent of Man from Some Lower Form5IIOn the Manner of Development of Man from Some Lower Form26IIIComparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals66IVComparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals (continued)100VOn the Development of the Intellectual and Moral Faculties during Primeval and Civilized Times131VIOn the Affinities and Genealogy of Man151VIIOn the Races of Man172VIIIPrinciples of Sexual Selection214IXSecondary Sexual Characters in the Lower Classes of the Animal Kingdom268XSecondary Sexual Characters of Insects283XIInsects (continued) - Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)316XIISecondary Sexual Characters of Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles341XIIISecondary Sexual Characters of Birds370XIVBirds (continued)417XVBirds (continued)459XVIBirds (concluded)481XVIISecondary Sexual Characters of Mammals518XVIIISecondary Sexual Characters of Mammals (continued)544XIXSecondary Sexual Characters of Man576XXSecondary Sexual Characters of Man (continued)606XXIGeneral Summary and Conclusion629Supplemental Note644Index649
