A Most Interesting Problem
What Darwin's Descent of Man Got Right and Wrong about Human Evolution
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Published on 12. January 2021
288 pages
978-0-691-21081-0 (ISBN)
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Jeremy DeSilva
A Most Interesting Problem
What Darwin's Descent of Man Got Right and Wrong about Human Evolution
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What Darwin's Descent of Man Got Right and Wrong about Human Evolution
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Jeremy DeSilva is associate professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College. He lives in Norwich, Vermont. Twitter @desilva_jerry
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface. Jeremy M. DeSilva
- Contributors
- Introduction: Janet Browne
- 1. The Fetus, the Fish Heart, and the Fruit Fly: A reflection on Darwin's Chapter 1: The Evidence of the Descent of Man from Some Lower Form: Alice Roberts
- 2. Remarkable but Not Extraordinary: The Evolution of the Human Brain: A reflection on Darwin's Chapter 2: Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals: Suzana Herculano-Houzel
- 3. The Darwinian Road to Morality: A reflection on Darwin's Chapter 3: Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals-continued: Brian Hare
- 4. Charles Darwin and the Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution: A reflection on Darwin's Chapter 4: On the Manner of Development of Man from Some Lower Form: Yohannes Haile-Selassie
- 5. A Centuryof Civilization, Intelligence, and (White) Nationalism: A reflection on Darwin's Chapter 5: On the Development of the Intellectual and Moral Faculties during Primeval and Civilised Times: Kristina Killgrove
- 6. Ranking Humanity among the Primates: A reflection on Darwin's Chapter 6: On the Affinities and Genealogy of Man: John Hawks
- 7. "On the Races of Man": Race, Racism, Science, and Hope: A reflection on Darwin's Chapter 7: On the Races of Man: Agustín Fuentes
- 8. Resolving the Problemof Sexual Beauty: A reflection on Darwin's Part 2 (Chapters 8-18): Sexual Selection Michael J. Ryan
- 9. This View of Wife: A reflection on Darwin's Chapters 19 and 20: Secondary Sexual Characters of Man: Holly Dunsworth
- 10. Dinner with Darwin: Sharing the Evidence Bearing on the Origin of Humans: A reflection on Darwin's Chapter 21: General Summary and Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
