The Descent of Man

Charles Darwin

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Table of contents

• PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
• INTRODUCTION
• PART 1. THE DESCENT OR ORIGIN OF MAN
• CHAPTER 1.THE EVIDENCE OF THE DESCENT OF MAN FROM SOME LOWER FORM
• CHAPTER 2.ON THE MANNER OF DEVELOPMENT OF MAN FROM SOME LOWER FORM
• CHAPTER 3.COMPARISON OF THE MENTAL POWERS OF MAN AND THE LOWER ANIMALS
• CHAPTER 4.COMPARISON OF THE MENTAL POWERS OF MAN AND THE LOWER ANIMALS–CONTINUED
• CHAPTER 5.ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL FACULTIES DURING PRIMEVAL AND CIVILISED TIMES
• CHAPTER 6.ON THE AFFINITIES AND GENEALOGY OF MAN
• CHAPTER 7.ON THE RACES OF MAN
• CHAPTER 8.PRINCIPLES OF SEXUAL SELECTION
• CHAPTER 9.SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS IN THE LOWER CLASSES OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
• CHAPTER 10.SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF INSECTS
• CHAPTER 11.INSECTS, CONTINUED
• CHAPTER 12.SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF FISHES, AMPHIBIANS, AND REPTILES
• CHAPTER 13.SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF BIRDS
• CHAPTER 14.BIRDS–CONTINUED
• CHAPTER 15.BIRDS–CONTINUED
• CHAPTER 16.BIRDS–CONCLUDED
• CHAPTER 17.SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF MAMMALS
• CHAPTER 18.SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF MAMMALS–CONTINUED
• CHAPTER 19.SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF MAN
• CHAPTER 20.SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF MAN–CONTINUED
• CHAPTER 21.GENERAL SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
• SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE. ON SEXUAL SELECTION IN RELATION TO MONKEYS