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Humans and animals blur in Darwin’s controversial quest for our origin.
The Descent of Man
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704 pages
- Release Date
8 July 2013
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Summary
With an Introduction by Janet Browne, Aramont Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University.
In ‘The Descent of Man’ Darwin addresses many of the issues raised by his notorious ‘Origin of Species’: finding in the traits and instincts of animals the origins of the mental abilities of humans, of language, of our social structures and our moral capacities, he attempts to show that there is no clear dividing line between animals and humans. Most importantly, he accounts for what…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781840226980 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1840226986 |
| Author: | Charles Darwin, Tom Griffith, Janet Browne |
| Publisher: | Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
| Imprint: | Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 704 |
| Release Date: | 8 July 2013 |
| Weight: | 495g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Classics of World Literature |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
129 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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