At the Crossroads of Science and Literature

After reading Darwin's theory on sexual selection, I was reminded of an interesting phenomenon I read about once, that seems to deviate ...

           In Darwin’s The Descent of Man , he refers to “higher” and “lower” animals, clearly referencing the Chain of Being.  ...

            Darwin’s explanation of man’s descent is an interesting one. One the one hand he theorizes that man, like all other being...

In the Descent of Man, Darwin explains to us how we “higher order” creatures were derived from simpler organisms of a “lower order”. In the ...

Darwin’s Descent of Man has caused major uproars in many sectors of society, be it religion, science, what have you, however, I fo...

            Darwin’s discussion of human sub-species in The Descent of Man offers an intriguing parallel to the relationship between scie...

            In The Descent of Man Darwin illustrates how humans are merely mammals that have developed to have particular...