Chapter 1: The Evidence of the Descent of Man from Some Lower Form
Opens the argument by cataloguing anatomical, embryological, and rudimentary-organ evidence linking humans to other mammals.
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From The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
Darwin argues that humans, like all other species, descended from pre-existing forms through natural selection and sexual selection, sharing a common ancestor with other primates.
Chapter 6: On the Affinities and Genealogy of Man
Places humans within the primate order, arguing for African origin near the great apes.
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Contains the famous line: "Man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin."
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