The Lowell Lectures on the Ascent of Man

By Drummond, Henry

Book Id: WPLBN0000700526
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Title:	The Lowell Lectures on the Ascent of Man
Author:	Drummond, Henry
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Language:	English
Subject:	Religion, Christian literature, Christian theology
Collections:	Christian Classics Ethereal Library
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Publisher:	Christian Classics Ethereal Library


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Excerpt
Excerpt: ?THE more I think of it,? says Mr. Ruskin, ?I find this conclusion more impressed upon me -- that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way.? In these pages an attempt is made to tell ?in a plain way? a few of the things which Science is now seeing with regard to the Ascent of Man. Whether these seeings are there at all is another matter. But, even if visions, every thinking mind, through whatever medium, should look at them. What Science has to say about himself is of transcendent interest to Man, and the practical bearings of this theme are coming to be more vital than any on the field of knowledge.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: Introduction -- I. Evolution In General -- Ii. The missing Factor In Current Theories -- Iii. Why Was Evolution The Method Chosen? -- Iv. Evolution and Sociology -- Chapter I -- The Ascent of The Body -- Chapter Ii -- The Scaffolding Left In The Body -- Chapter Iii -- The Arrest of The Body -- Chapter Iv -- The Dawn of Mind -- Chapter V -- The Evolution of Language -- Chapter Vi -- The Struggle For Life -- Chapter Vii -- The Struggle For The Life of Others -- Chapter Viii -- The Evolution of A Mother -- Chapter Ix