The Descent of Man Part 1

The Descent of Man Part 1 - Paperback

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The Descent of Man Part 1

The Descent of Man Part 1 - Paperback

by Charles Darwin
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by Alex Struik (Illustrator), Charles Darwin (Author)

"The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex" is a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, "On The Origin of Species". In "The Descent of Man", Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection. The book discusses many related issues, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics, differences between human races, differences between sexes, the dominant role of women in choosing mating partners, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society. Charles Robert Darwin, FRS (12 February 1809 ? 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process he called natural selection.

Number of Pages: 258
Dimensions: 0.54 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN
Publication Date: September 06, 2012
ISBN9781479277773
Author Charles Darwin
PublisherCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform
GenreHistory and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2012
LanguageENG- English
Pages258
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Charles Darwin

Dame Gillian Beer is Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Literature. Her Darwin's Plots (1983; second edition 2000) was followed by Open Fields: Science in Cultural Encounter (1996). More recently she has been working on Carroll's Alice books in the context of nineteenth-century intellectual controversies and a new collection of her essays on literature and science is scheduled for 2008.

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