Author: Carveth Read
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Published: 2015-07-26
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781331983101
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from The Origin of Man and of His Superstitions The volume now published explains in its first part an hypothesis that the human race has descended from some ape-like stock by a series of changes which began and, until recently, were maintained by the practice of hunting in pack for animal food, instead of being content with the fruits and other nutritious products of the tropical forest. The hypothesis occurred to me many years ago, and was first published (in brief) in The Metaphysics of Nature(1805), Chap. XIII., and again in Natural and Social Morals(1909); but all it implied did not become clear until, in lecturing on Comparative Psychology, there was forced upon me the necessity of effecting an intelligible transition from the animal to the human mind, and of not being satisfied to say year after year that hands and brains were plainly so useful that they must have been developed by Natural Selection. Then one day the requisite ideas came to light; and an outline of the hypothesis was read at the Meeting of the British Association (Section H)at Birmingham in 1913, and printed in Man, November 1914. The Council of the Anthropological Institute has kindly consented to my using the substance of that article in the first chapter here following. The article in Man dealt chiefly with the physical changes which our race has undergone. The correlative mental changes were explained in the British Journal of Psychology in an article which supplies the basis of the second chapter of this book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Read Carveth
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Published: 1901
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ISBN-13: 9780243758753
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Carveth Read
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Published: 2022-06-06
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9789356143524
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Author: Carveth 1848 Read
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Published: 2016-08-28
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9781372093937
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Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Published: 2013-06
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781314293821
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Author: Carveth Read
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Published: 2015-02-19
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9781296387648
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Robert Grant Haliburton
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-28
Total Pages: 22
ISBN-13: 9781528020664
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from New Materials for the History of Man, Derived From a Comparison of the Customs and Superstitions of Nations: Read Before the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science To attempt to trace them to their origin has been regarded by all, who have treated of them, as being a hopeless task; and they have been viewed as curious antiquarian subject-s, instead of being regarded as the most singular historical memorials in the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.