The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
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In The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin refused to discuss human evolution, believing the subject too “surrounded with prejudices.” He had been reworking his notes since the 1830s, but only with trepidation did he finally publish The Descent of Man in 1871. The book notoriously put apes in our family tree and made the races one family, diversified by “sexual selection”— Darwin's provocative theory that female choice among competing males leads to diverging racial characteristics. Though less well known than The Origin of Species, The Descent of Man continues to shape the way we think about what it is that makes us uniquely human.
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
