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Man and His Ancestor: A Study in Evolution

Public domain audiobook

Man and His Ancestor: A Study in Evolution

by Charles Morris

English· 06:36:44· 14 chapters
An examination of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and subsequent texts, written for the general public at the turn of the twentieth century, "[...] to dwell on the various significant facts that have been discovered since Darwin's time, and to offer certain lines of evidence never before presented in this connection and which seem to add much strength to the general argument.[...]" (Preface) - Summary by Kathleen Nelson

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface

    02:58
  2. Chapter 2

    Evolution Versus Creation

    05:40
  3. Chapter 3

    Vestiges of Man's Ancestry

    25:54
  4. Chapter 4

    Relics of Ancient Man

    29:21
  5. Chapter 5

    From Quadruped to Biped

    23:15
  6. Chapter 6

    The Freedom of the Arms

    22:16
  7. Chapter 7

    The Development of Intelligence

    46:52
  8. Chapter 8

    The Origin of Language

    20:03
  9. Chapter 9

    How the Chasm Was Bridged

    33:25
  10. Chapter 10

    The First Stage of Human Evolution

    45:07
  11. Chapter 11

    The Conflict with Nature

    1:06:34
  12. Chapter 12

    Warfare and Civilization

    18:39
  13. Chapter 13

    The Evolution of Morality

    32:56
  14. Chapter 14

    Man's Relation to the Spiritual

    23:44