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Mental evolution in animals : by George John romanes. with a posthumous essay on instinct, by Charles Darwin

This late 19th-century historical work is a study of evolution in animals that is built upon from Darwin's original theories. It also includes an essay by Darwin himself.

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  • "Mental evolution in animals: with a posthumous essay on instinct by Charles Darwin"
  • "Essay posthume sur l'instinct"
  • "Posthumous essay on instinct"@en

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  • "This late 19th-century historical work is a study of evolution in animals that is built upon from Darwin's original theories. It also includes an essay by Darwin himself."@en
  • ""It will be observed that the title of this volume is "Mental Evolution in Animals." The reasons which have led me to depart from my intention (as expressed in the Preface of "Animal Intelligence") to devote the present essay to mental evolution in man as well as in animals, are given in the introductory chapter. It may appear that in the following pages a somewhat disproportionate amount of space has been allotted to the treatment of Instinct; but, looking to the confusion which prevails with reference to this important branch of psychology in the writings of our leading authorities, I have deemed it desirable to consider the subject exhaustively. It is, I think, desirable briefly to explain the circumstances under which I have been enabled to produce so much hitherto unpublished material from the MSS of the late Mr. Darwin, and also to state the extent to which I have availed myself of such of this unpublished material as came into my hands. As I have already explained, in the Preface of "Animal Intelligence, " Mr. Darwin himself gave me all his MSS relating to psychological subjects, with the request that I should publish any parts of them that I chose in my works on Mental Evolution. But after his death I felt that the circumstances with reference to this kind offer were changed, and that I should scarcely be justified in appropriating so much material, the value of which had become enhanced. I therefore published at the Linnean Society, and with the consent of Mr. Darwin's family, as much of this material as could be published in a consecutive form; this is the chapter which was intended for the "Origin of Species, " and which, for the sake of reference, I have added as an Appendix to my present work. For the rest, the numerous disjointed paragraphs and notes which I found among the MSS I have woven into the text of this book, feeling on the one hand that they were not so well suited to appear as a string of disconnected passages, and on the other hand that it was desirable to publish them somewhere. I have gone through all the MSS carefully, and have arranged so as to introduce every passage in them of any importance which I find to have been hitherto unpublished. In no case have I found any reason to suppress a passage, so that the quotations which I have given may be collectively regarded as a full supplementary publication of all that Mr. Darwin has written in the domain of psychology"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)."
  • ""It will be observed that the title of this volume is "Mental Evolution in Animals." The reasons which have led me to depart from my intention (as expressed in the Preface of "Animal Intelligence") to devote the present essay to mental evolution in man as well as in animals, are given in the introductory chapter. It may appear that in the following pages a somewhat disproportionate amount of space has been allotted to the treatment of Instinct; but, looking to the confusion which prevails with reference to this important branch of psychology in the writings of our leading authorities, I have deemed it desirable to consider the subject exhaustively. It is, I think, desirable briefly to explain the circumstances under which I have been enabled to produce so much hitherto unpublished material from the MSS of the late Mr. Darwin, and also to state the extent to which I have availed myself of such of this unpublished material as came into my hands. As I have already explained, in the Preface of "Animal Intelligence," Mr. Darwin himself gave me all his MSS relating to psychological subjects, with the request that I should publish any parts of them that I chose in my works on Mental Evolution. But after his death I felt that the circumstances with reference to this kind offer were changed, and that I should scarcely be justified in appropriating so much material, the value of which had become enhanced. I therefore published at the Linnean Society, and with the consent of Mr. Darwin's family, as much of this material as could be published in a consecutive form; this is the chapter which was intended for the "Origin of Species," and which, for the sake of reference, I have added as an Appendix to my present work. For the rest, the numerous disjointed paragraphs and notes which I found among the MSS I have woven into the text of this book, feeling on the one hand that they were not so well suited to appear as a string of disconnected passages, and on the other hand that it was desirable to publish them somewhere. I have gone through all the MSS carefully, and have arranged so as to introduce every passage in them of any importance which I find to have been hitherto unpublished. In no case have I found any reason to suppress a passage, so that the quotations which I have given may be collectively regarded as a full supplementary publication of all that Mr. Darwin has written in the domain of psychology"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)."@en

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  • "L'évolution mentale chez les animaux"
  • "Mental evolution in animals : by George John romanes. with a posthumous essay on instinct, by Charles Darwin"@en
  • "Mental evolution in animals With a Posthumous essay on instinct"
  • "Mental evolution in animals. With a posthumous essay on instinct"
  • "Mental evolution in animals. with a Posthumous essay on instinct"
  • "Mental evolution in animals. With a posthumous essay on instinct, by Charles Darwin"@en
  • "Mental evolution in animals / by George John Romanes. With a posthumous essay on instinct / by Charles Darwin"
  • "Mental evolution in animals : with a posthumous essay on instinct by Charles Darwin"@en
  • "Mental evolution in animals : with a posthumous essay on instinct by Charles Darwin"
  • "Mental evolution in animals. With a posthumous essay on instinct by Charles Darwin"@en
  • "Mental Evolution in Animals. ... With a posthumous essay on Instinct, by C. Darwin"
  • "Mental Evolution in Animals. ... With a posthumous essay on Instinct, by C. Darwin"@en
  • "L'évolution mentale chez les animaux / par George John Romanes. Suivi d'un essai posthume sur l'instinct / par Charles Darwin"
  • "Mental evolution in animals with a posthumous essay on instinct by Charles Darwin"@en
  • "Mental evolution in animals"@en
  • "Mental evolution in animals"
  • "Mental evolution in animals : with a posthumous essay on instinct"
  • "L'évolution mentale chez les animaux suivi d'un Essai posthume sur l'instinct"
  • "L'Évolution mentale chez les animaux : suivi d'un essai posthume sur l'instinct par Charles Darwin"
  • "Mental Evolution in Animals With a Posthumous Essay on Instinct by Charles Darwin"@en
  • "Mental evolution in animals, etc. (Republished.)"@en
  • "L'evolution mentale chez les animaux"
  • "Metal evolution in animals : with a posthumous essay on instinct by Charles Darwin"@en
  • "Mental evolution in animals : With a posthumous essay on instinct"
  • "Mental evolution in animals. By George John Romanes ... With a posthumous essay on instinct. By Charles Darwin"@en
  • "Mental evolution in animals / by George John Romanes. With a posthumous essay on instinct / by Charles Darwin"@en
  • "L' évolution mentale chez les animaux suivi d'un Essai posthume sur l'instinct"
  • "Mental evolution in animals With a posthumous essay on instinct by Charles Darwin"@en
  • "Mental evolution in animals / with a posthumous essay on instinct by Charles Darwin"@en
  • "Mental evolution in animals : With a posthumous essay on instinct by Charles Darwin"@en
  • "Mental evolution in animals : With a posthumous essay on instinct by Charles Darwin"
  • "Mental Evolution in Animals : with a posthumans Essay on Instinct"
  • "Mental Evolution in Animals"
  • "L'évolution mentale chez les animaux / Suivi d'un Essai posthume sur l'instinct / par Charles Darwin ; trad. française par Henry C. de Varigny"
  • "Mental evolution in animals With a posthumous essay on instinct"@en
  • "Mental evolutions in animals"

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