The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals

Name: The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals
Author: Charles Darwin

by Charles Darwin

Examines how emotions and their expression evolved in animals and humans

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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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