Project Gutenberg 2011-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 228 Darwin, Charles 1809 1882 Darwin, Charles Robert The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I Transcription of 1871 edition. Produced by StevenGibbs, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I" by Charles Darwin is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work explores the evolutionary origins of humankind and the processes of sexual selection that may have shaped human characteristics. It aims to illuminate how humans, like other species, are likely descended from lower forms of life, and it discusses the implications of this descent on our understanding of human nature. The opening of the book provides insight into Darwin's reasoning for writing this comprehensive study. He reflects on his previous works and the increasing acceptance among naturalists of the theory of evolution, prompting him to examine the origin of man with greater scrutiny. Darwin outlines his intention to explore three main points: whether humans descend from some pre-existing form, how this development occurs, and the implications of variations among human races. The introduction sets the stage for an analytical comparison of human anatomy, mental faculties, and evolutionary evidence alongside the characteristics of lower animals, ultimately aiming to establish a scientific basis for understanding human evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Evolution (Biology) Human beings -- Origin Sexual selection in animals Sexual dimorphism (Animals) Sex differences QH Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 1017071 1016948 2024-09-14T14:36:03.729589 2023-09-15T09:13:50.904511 text/html text/html 1039916 2011-01-15T15:10:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 1420376 2011-01-15T15:10:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1619411 2024-09-14T14:36:22.567504 application/epub+zip 1631217 2024-09-14T14:36:08.727560 application/epub+zip 426216 2024-09-14T14:36:05.310551 application/epub+zip 1585118 2024-09-14T14:36:30.767501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1538008 2024-09-14T14:36:19.352512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 775413 2022-09-16T06:15:41.912218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 843706 2024-09-14T14:36:01.515602 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 848472 2011-01-15T15:10:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 297069 2011-01-15T15:10:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 843174 2011-01-15T15:10:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 296062 2011-01-15T15:10:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 843526 2011-01-15T15:10:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 295829 2011-01-15T15:10:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22687 2024-09-14T14:36:30.930423 application/rdf+xml 23177 2024-09-14T14:36:05.758560 image/jpeg 4917 2024-09-14T14:36:05.536556 image/jpeg 1492911 2024-09-14T14:36:03.864593 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