Project Gutenberg 2005-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 145 Tyler, John M. (John Mason) 1851 1929 Tyler, John Mason 06011273 The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 Reading ease score: 61.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Janet Kegg and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Whence and the Whither of Man" by John M. Tyler is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work is based on a series of lectures delivered in 1895 and focuses on the evolution of humanity, tracing man's origins through various biological stages and examining the relationship between human beings and their environment. The opening of the book introduces Tyler's quest to intertwine science and spirituality as he addresses the fundamental question of humanity's origins and future. He contrasts two main theories regarding the origin of species: the idea of immediate creation versus the theory of evolution through natural selection. Tyler posits that while humanity's biological past is complex and obscured, there are high probabilities informing a genealogical tree descending from simple life forms, showcasing an evolutionary narrative where higher functions manifest progressively. He emphasizes that the scientific study of life's history can help illuminate present and future human development, bridging the gap between biological sciences and theological perspectives, and inviting the reader to consider the implications of this interconnectedness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Evolution QH Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 627279 626769 2024-11-06T14:45:46.489812 2023-09-07T05:03:07.768662 text/html text/html 630380 2020-12-19T07:44:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 757850 2020-12-19T07:44:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 870359 2024-11-06T14:45:58.885742 application/epub+zip 872552 2024-11-06T14:45:50.782772 application/epub+zip 306534 2024-11-06T14:45:48.893758 application/epub+zip 1126074 2024-11-06T14:46:04.793702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1086394 2024-11-06T14:45:57.229744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486212 2022-09-07T18:32:17.285010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574861 574788 2024-11-06T14:45:45.048809 2023-09-07T05:03:06.567654 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 574531 2020-12-19T07:44:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 207466 2020-12-19T07:44:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 574624 2020-12-19T07:44:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 207409 2020-12-19T07:44:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21535 2024-11-06T14:46:04.934674 application/rdf+xml 11436 2024-11-06T14:45:49.485762 image/jpeg 2811 2024-11-06T14:45:49.188760 image/jpeg 849933 2024-11-06T14:45:46.580780 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog John Mason Tyler Papers @ Amherst