Project Gutenberg 2008-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 145 Day, Clarence 1874 1935 Day, Clarence Shepard Day, Clarence, Jr. This Simian World Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "This Simian World" by Clarence Day is a philosophical work written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the nature of humanity by drawing parallels between humans and our animal ancestors, particularly simians (apes and monkeys). Day uses this premise to explore themes about human behavior, society, and civilization, ultimately questioning what it means to be human in the context of our evolutionary past. In "This Simian World," Day presents a series of discourses delivered by an unnamed narrator, who, alongside a companion named Potter, muses on the implications of mankind's descent from simian ancestors. Throughout the narrative, they examine various animal species, contemplating traits such as curiosity, social structure, and instincts, while weighing them against human behaviors. Day employs humor and satirical commentary to discuss issues like civilization, morality, and the inherent flaws in human nature. With an engaging narrative style, the book combines philosophical inquiry with a naturalistic perspective, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of human existence while acknowledging our primal origins. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor Evolution (Biology) -- Wit and humor PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science - General 128394 127969 2024-10-11T09:22:23.718133 2023-09-11T11:46:00.161997 text/html text/html 122451 2021-01-03T22:57:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 393744 2021-01-03T22:57:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 460035 2024-10-11T09:22:26.697119 application/epub+zip 461395 2024-10-11T09:22:24.420169 application/epub+zip 103942 2024-10-11T09:22:24.108127 application/epub+zip 519573 2024-10-11T09:22:28.816118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 499910 2024-10-11T09:22:26.381124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146528 2022-08-12T07:18:21.726549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114274 114188 2024-10-11T09:22:23.325135 2023-09-11T11:45:59.843049 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 114144 2021-01-03T22:57:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45557 2021-01-03T22:57:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 114133 2021-01-03T22:57:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45519 2021-01-03T22:57:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21698 2024-10-11T09:22:28.959102 application/rdf+xml 13501 2024-10-11T09:22:24.175131 image/jpeg 2085 2024-10-11T09:22:24.142123 image/jpeg 395338 2024-10-11T09:22:23.762130 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 en.wikipedia