| Mental Evolution in Animals Contributor(s): Romanes, George John (Author), Darwin, Charles (Other) |
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ISBN: 1432618482 ISBN-13: 9781432618483 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $49.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: 1885. With a posthumous essay on instinct by Charles Darwin. Romanes, British biologist, was personal friends with Charles Darwin who had substantial influence on his studies. Despite early strong religious beliefs, Romanes was converted to Darwinism. His work, Mental Evolution in Animals, traces the parallel development of intelligence in the animal world and in man. Contents: The Criterion of Mind; The Structure and Functions of Nerve-Tissue; The Physical Basis of Mind; The Root-Principles of Mind; Explanation of the Diagram; Consciousness; Sensation; Pleasures and Pains, Memory, and Association of Ideas; Perception; Imagination; Instinct; Reason; and Animal Emotions, and Summary of Intellectual Faculties. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: 591.51 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6" W x 9" (1.73 lbs) 420 pages |
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