The Destiny of Man viewed in the Light of his Origin - John Fiske

The Destiny of Man viewed in the Light of his Origin

By John Fiske

  • Release Date: 2015-01-23
  • Genre: Philosophy

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The Destiny of Man viewed in the Light of his Origin
John Fiske, american philosopher and historian (1842-1901)

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Table of Contents
-01- About this book
-02- DEDICATION
-03- PREFACE
-04- MAN’S PLACE IN NATURE, AS AFFECTED BY THE COPERNICAN THEORY
-05- MAN’S PLACE IN NATURE, AS AFFECTED BY DARWINISM
-06- ON THE EARTH THERE WILL NEVER BE A HIGHER CREATURE THAN MAN
-07- THE ORIGIN OF INFANCY
-08- THE DAWNING OF CONSCIOUSNESS
-09- LENGTHENING OF INFANCY, AND CONCOMITANT INCREASE OF BRAIN-SURFACE
-10- CHANGE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE WORKING OF NATURAL SELECTION
-11- GROWING PREDOMINANCE OF THE PSYCHICAL LIFE
-12- THE ORIGINS OF SOCIETY AND OF MORALITY
-13- IMPROVABLENESS OF MAN
-14- UNIVERSAL WARFARE OF PRIMEVAL MEN
-15- FIRST CHECKED BY THE BEGINNINGS OF INDUSTRIAL CIVILIZATION
-16- METHODS OF POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ELIMINATION OF WARFARE
-17- END OF THE WORKING OF NATURAL SELECTION UPON MAN
-18- THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTIANITY
-19- THE QUESTION AS TO A FUTURE LIFE
-20- FOOTNOTES

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