The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 1
Charles Darwin
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.
Author - Charles Darwin.
Narrator - LibriVox Community.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
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. Author - Charles Darwin. Narrator - LibriVox Community. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:16:17
Chapter 2
Duration:00:29:20
Chapter 3
Duration:00:33:00
Chapter 4
Duration:00:21:56
Chapter 5
Duration:00:23:52
Chapter 6
Duration:00:27:47
Chapter 7
Duration:00:29:39
Chapter 8
Duration:00:29:48
Chapter 9
Duration:00:36:07
Chapter 10
Duration:00:30:38
Chapter 11
Duration:00:29:54
Chapter 12
Duration:00:27:14
Chapter 13
Duration:00:26:37
Chapter 14
Duration:00:30:51
Chapter 15
Duration:00:29:20
Chapter 16
Duration:00:29:19
Chapter 17
Duration:00:33:10
Chapter 18
Duration:00:24:53
Chapter 19
Duration:00:30:19
Chapter 20
Duration:00:42:25
Chapter 21
Duration:00:34:09