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Darwin: The Descent of Man

Darwin applies evolution to human beings and adds sexual selection; the lesson also notes where later science disagreed.

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Volume: 49 of the 1990 set
Author: Charles Darwin (1809–1882)
Work: The Descent of Man 1871

Ideas: Evolution and the history of life What a human being is

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A note for parents: Darwin's chapters on sexual selection are scientific, not explicit; some of his views on human groups were wrong and are named as such.

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