The Descent of Man

Name: The Descent of Man
Author: Charles Darwin

by Charles Darwin

Applies evolutionary theory to human psychology, morality and society

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Charles Darwin

British naturalist who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection in On the Origin of Species, the most consequential scientific book in history. The Descent of Man extended the theory to human beings. His work overthrew centuries of theological understanding of the natural world and founded modern biology.

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