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The Descent of Man, Darwin's second landmark work on evolutionary theory (following The Origin of the Species), marked a turning point in the history of science with its modern vision of human nature as the product of evolution. Darwin argued that the noblest features of humans, such as language and morality, were the result of the same natural processes that produced iris petals and scorpion tails.To convey the revolutionary importance of this groundbreaking book, renowned evolutionary science writer Carl Zimmer edited this special abridged edition—made up of nine excerpts, each one representing one of Darwin's major themes—and wrote illuminating introductions to each section, as well as an overall introduction. Zimmer brilliantly places Darwin's basic ideas in the context of the current understanding of human nature and twenty-first-century DNA research. By accessibly presenting Darwin's thinking to a modern readership, Zimmer eloquently demonstrates Darwin's ever-increasing relevance and amazing scientific insight.
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Evolution, Evolution (Biology), Genetics, Heredity, Homme, Human beings, Human evolution, Human geings, Hérédité, Natural selection, Origin, Origine, Origines, Origins, Selection (Genetics), Sex differences, Sexual dimorphism (Animals), Sexual selection in animals, Sélection naturelle, open_syllabus_project, Fiction, general, United states, social life and customs, fiction, Science, social aspects, Human beings, origin, Biological EvolutionShowing 11 featured editions. View all 52 editions?
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The Descent of Man (Penguin Classics)
June 29, 2004, Penguin Classics
in English
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La descendance de l'homme et la s©Øelection sexuelle.
1881, C. Reinwald
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The descent of man: and selection in relation to sex
1875, D. Appleton and Company
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The descent of man: and selection in relation to sex.
1874, A.L. Burt
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Die abstammung des menschen und die geschlechtliche zuchtwahl
1871, E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung (E. Koch)
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