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Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 2

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Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 2

by Charles Darwin

English· 15:11:23· 28 chapters
Part 2 of 3 of a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great 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 superiority of men to women, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society. (Summary by Wikipedia)

NOTE - In this audio version, many of Darwin's references to his sources have been omitted. People wishing to follow-up the references will find them all given in the text version.

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    VIII - Principles of Sexual Selection Part 1

    32:22
  2. Chapter 2

    VIII - Principles of Sexual Selection Part 2

    35:08
  3. Chapter 3

    VIII - Principles of Sexual Selection Part 3

    15:59
  4. Chapter 4

    VIII - Principles of Sexual Selection Part 4

    35:38
  5. Chapter 5

    VIII - Principles of Sexual Selection Part 5

    31:03
  6. Chapter 6

    VIII - Principles of Sexual Selection Part 6

    38:43
  7. Chapter 7

    IX - Secondary Sexual Characters in the Lower Classes of the Animal Kingdom

    29:50
  8. Chapter 8

    X - Secondary Sexual Characters of Insects Part 1

    33:13
  9. Chapter 9

    X - Secondary Sexual Characters of Insects Part 2

    31:28
  10. Chapter 10

    10 - XI - Insects, continued

    27:02
  11. Chapter 11

    XII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles Part 1

    28:17
  12. Chapter 12

    XII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles Part 2

    26:56
  13. Chapter 13

    XIII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Birds Part 1

    37:20
  14. Chapter 14

    XIII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Birds Part 2

    34:41
  15. Chapter 15

    XIII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Birds Part 3

    28:21
  16. Chapter 16

    XIV - Birds - Continued Part 1

    38:31
  17. Chapter 17

    XIV - Birds - Continued Part 2

    31:34
  18. Chapter 18

    XIV - Birds - Continued Part 3

    32:31
  19. Chapter 19

    XV - Birds - Continued Part 1

    26:26
  20. Chapter 20

    XV - Birds - Continued Part 2

    32:29
  21. Chapter 21

    XVI - Birds - Concluded Part 1

    35:30
  22. Chapter 22

    XVI - Birds - Concluded Part 2

    35:26
  23. Chapter 23

    XVI - Birds - Concluded Part 3

    34:46
  24. Chapter 24

    XVI - Birds - Concluded Part 4

    27:41
  25. Chapter 25

    XVII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Mammals Part 1

    36:44
  26. Chapter 26

    XVII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Mammals Part 2

    31:30
  27. Chapter 27

    XVIII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Mammals - continued Part 1

    40:47
  28. Chapter 28

    XVIII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Mammals - continued Part 2

    41:27