The Descent of man and selection in relation to sexD. Appleton, 1909 - Всего страниц: 688 |
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... occur in one sex of those parts which are normally present in the other sex ; and such rudiments , as we shall hereafter see , have often originated in a way distinct from those here referred to . In some cases , organs have been ...
... occur in one sex of those parts which are normally present in the other sex ; and such rudiments , as we shall hereafter see , have often originated in a way distinct from those here referred to . In some cases , organs have been ...
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... occur on one ear and not on the other . They are not confined to mankind , for I observed a case in one of the spider- monkeys ( Ateles beelzebuth ) in our Zoological Gardens ; and Mr. E. Ray Lankester informs me of another case in a ...
... occur on one ear and not on the other . They are not confined to mankind , for I observed a case in one of the spider- monkeys ( Ateles beelzebuth ) in our Zoological Gardens ; and Mr. E. Ray Lankester informs me of another case in a ...
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... occurred in a father , and in no less than four out of his seven children . When present , the great nerve ... occurs in about one per cent . of recent skeletons . But if the occasional development of this structure in man is , as seems ...
... occurred in a father , and in no less than four out of his seven children . When present , the great nerve ... occurs in about one per cent . of recent skeletons . But if the occasional development of this structure in man is , as seems ...
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... occurs , but not constantly , in various an- thropoid and other apes , 50 and likewise in many of the lower animals . It is remarkable that this perforation seems to have been present in man much more frequently during ancient times ...
... occurs , but not constantly , in various an- thropoid and other apes , 50 and likewise in many of the lower animals . It is remarkable that this perforation seems to have been present in man much more frequently during ancient times ...
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... occurred in the inguinal region of a woman , the daughter of another woman with su- But I now pernumerary mammæ . find ( see , for instance , Prof. Preyer , ' Der Kampf um das Dasein , ' 1869 , s . 45 ) that mamma erratica occur in ...
... occurred in the inguinal region of a woman , the daughter of another woman with su- But I now pernumerary mammæ . find ( see , for instance , Prof. Preyer , ' Der Kampf um das Dasein , ' 1869 , s . 45 ) that mamma erratica occur in ...
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Стр. 618 - But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her for a covering.
Стр. 634 - For my own part, I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey who braved his dreaded enemy in order to save the life of his keeper; or from that old baboon who, descending from the mountains, carried away in triumph his young comrade from a crowd of astonished dogs, — as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, practices infanticide without remorse, treats his wives like slaves, knows no decency, and is haunted by the grossest superstitions.
Стр. 621 - ... muscles, which man does not normally possess, but which are common to the Quadrumana ; and a crowd of analogous facts, — all point in the plainest manner to the conclusion that man is the codescendant with other mammals of a common progenitor.
Стр. 621 - Now when viewed by the light of our knowledge of the whole organic world their meaning is unmistakable. The great principle of evolution stands up clear and firm, when these groups of facts are considered in connection with others, such as the mutual affinities of the members of the same group, their geographical distribution in past and present times, and their geological succession. It is incredible that all these facts should speak falsely.
Стр. 621 - ... man is descended from some less highly organised form. The grounds upon which this conclusion rests will never l>e shaken, for the close similarity between man and the lower animals in embryonic development, as well as in innumerable points of structure and constitution, both of high and of the most trifling importance, — the rudiments which he retains, and the abnormal reversions to which he is occasionally liable, — are facts which cannot be disputed.
Стр. 79 - ... she stopped, evidently greatly puzzled, and after one or two trials, finding she could not take it up without permitting the escape of the winged bird, she considered a moment, then deliberately murdered it by giving it a severe crunch, and afterwards brought away both together. This was the only known instance of her having wilfully injured any game.
Стр. 117 - Thus at last man comes to feel through acquired and perhaps inherited habit, that it is best for him to obey his more persistent instincts. The imperious word ought...
Стр. 99 - The following proposition seems to me in a high degree probable — namely, that any animal whatever, endowed with well-marked social instincts,5 the parental and filial affections being here included, would inevitably acquire a moral sense or conscience, as soon as its intellectual powers had become as well, or nearly as well developed, as in man.
Стр. 604 - ... agree that but one adult male is seen in a band ; when the young male grows up, a contest takes place for mastery, and the strongest, by killing and driving out the others, establishes himself as the head of the community.
Стр. 97 - The same high mental faculties which first led man to believe in unseen spiritual agencies, then in fetishism, polytheism, and ultimately in monotheism, would infallibly lead him, as long as his reasoning powers remained poorly developed, to various strange superstitions and customs.