Darwinism Tested by LanguageRivingtons, 1877 - 224 pages |
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... living representative of the doctrine of Evolution in Germany . He is a most enthusiastic admirer and devoted disciple of Mr. Darwin , whose theory he considers as the greatest conquests of the human mind , and worthy to rank with the ...
... living representative of the doctrine of Evolution in Germany . He is a most enthusiastic admirer and devoted disciple of Mr. Darwin , whose theory he considers as the greatest conquests of the human mind , and worthy to rank with the ...
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... living species , has often been advanced as a grave objection to the belief that man is descended from some lower form ; but this objection will not appear of much weight to those who , convinced by general reasons , believe in the ...
... living species , has often been advanced as a grave objection to the belief that man is descended from some lower form ; but this objection will not appear of much weight to those who , convinced by general reasons , believe in the ...
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... living world , to which Haeckel has given the name of Protista . As the history of the Protistic kingdom may be a novelty to many of my readers , I shall not deem it irrelevant to my sub- ject to enter into some details in reference to ...
... living world , to which Haeckel has given the name of Protista . As the history of the Protistic kingdom may be a novelty to many of my readers , I shall not deem it irrelevant to my sub- ject to enter into some details in reference to ...
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... living in fresh or in salt water . They are characterised by a flagelliform appendage , such as is represented in figure VI . , which serves for the purpose of 38 THE PROTISTIC KINGDOM . rapid movement in the water. FIG . VI . - A ...
... living in fresh or in salt water . They are characterised by a flagelliform appendage , such as is represented in figure VI . , which serves for the purpose of 38 THE PROTISTIC KINGDOM . rapid movement in the water. FIG . VI . - A ...
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... living and not living , is the result of the mutual interaction , according to laws , of the forces possessed by the molecules of which the primitive nebulosity of the universe was composed . " It may be well to contrast the Evolution ...
... living and not living , is the result of the mutual interaction , according to laws , of the forces possessed by the molecules of which the primitive nebulosity of the universe was composed . " It may be well to contrast the Evolution ...
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Amphioxus analogy ancestors anterior lobes anthropoid apes Ape-like Aristotle articulate language Articulate Speech Ascidian believe birds brain Broca's brute cell cerebral CHAPTER COMPARATIVE ANATOMY creation creature Darwin Darwinian DARWINISM TESTED Descent difference of kind Distinctive Attribute Eastern Daily Press evidence evolution theory Evolutionist existence fact Faculty of Articulate faculty of language faculty of speech Fuegians Gall Gall's geological germ Homo hypothesis idea imitation Immateriality intellectual intelligence Lancelet living lobes localisation Lord Monboddo lower animals Man-like Ape Man-The man's matter Max Müller mental microcephali mind modern Moner monkey naturalist nature Natürliche Schöpfungsgeschichte OLD WORLD MONKEY olivary bodies Orang Outangs organ origin parrot philosophers Philosophy of Language possessed PREFACE primordial Professor Haeckel Protistic Protistic Kingdom reason remarkable Science scientific seat of speech soul sounds speak species Speechless Tribe structure TESTED BY LANGUAGE third frontal convolution thought tion Tylor UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTE Veddahs views whilst words
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Page 154 - The astonishment which I felt on first seeing a party of Fuegians on a wild and broken shore will never be forgotten by me, for the reflection at once rushed into my mind — such were our ancestors. These men were absolutely naked and bedaubed with paint, their long hair was tangled, their mouths frothed with excitement, and their expression was wild, startled, and distrustful.
Page xii - N'est-ce pas là traiter indignement la raison de l'homme et la mettre en parallèle avec l'instinct des animaux, puisqu'on en ôte la principale différence, qui consiste en ce que les effets du raisonnement augmentent sans cesse, au lieu que l'instinct demeure toujours dans un état égal? Les ruches...
Page 79 - We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities, with sympathy which feels for the most debased, with benevolence which extends not only to other men, but to the humblest living creature, with his godlike intellect, which has penetrated into the movements and constitution of the solar system — with all these exalted powers, man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his low origin.
Page xiv - De là vient que par une prérogative particulière, non seulement chacun des hommes s'avance de jour en jour dans les sciences ; mais que tous les hommes ensemble y font un continuel progrès à mesure que l'univers vieillit, parce que la même chose arrive dans la succession des hommes que dans les âges différents d'un particulier.
Page 17 - The great break in the organic chain between man and his nearest allies, which cannot be bridged over by any extinct or living species, has often been advanced as a grave objection to the belief that man is descended from some lower form; but this objection will not appear of much weight to those who, from general reasons, believe in the general principle of evolution.
Page 183 - Croesus, was, through ignorance of his person, about to kill him. The king, overwhelmed by his calamity, took no care to avoid the blow or escape death ; but his dumb son, when he saw the violent designs of the Persian, overcome with astonishment and terror, exclaimed aloud, " Oh, man, do not kill Croesus...
Page xiv - De là vient que, par une prérogative particulière, non-seulement chacun des hommes s'avance de jour en jour dans les sciences, mais que tous les hommes ensemble y font un continuel progrès à mesure que l'univers vieillit, parce que la même chose arrive dans la succession des hommes que dans les âges différents d'un particulier. De sorte que toute la suite des hommes, pendant le cours de tant de siècles, doit être considérée comme un même homme qui subsiste toujours et qui apprend continuellement...
Page 214 - What hast thou, Man, that thou dar'st call thine own ?— What is there in thee, Man, that can be known ? — Dark fluxion, all unfixable by thought, A phantom dim of past and future wrought...
Page 5 - I believe that animals have descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number.
Page 7 - The early progenitors of man were no doubt once covered with hair, both sexes having beards ; their ears were pointed and capable of movement ; and their bodies were provided with a tail, having the proper muscles.