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Hypnotism (Hardcover)
Rudolf Heidenhain; Created by George John Romanes
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George John Romanes (1848-94), evolutionary biologist, was one of
the most zealous supporters of Darwin's theory of evolution by
natural selection in the nineteenth century. He met Darwin in 1874
and became a firm friend and follower, applying Darwinian theory to
his work on animal intelligence and mental evolution. Romanes was
elected to the Royal Society in 1879 at the age of 31, having
produced his own influential research on the evolution of the
nervous system. This three-volume study of Darwin's work and its
implications was first developed as a series of lectures given in
Edinburgh and London between 1886 and 1890. Controversially,
Romanes deviates from Darwin's assertion of the significance of
geographical isolation, contending that physiological differences
among the same species were central to evolutionary change. First
published in 1892, Volume 1 focuses on the Darwinian theory itself.
This second edition appeared in 1893.
George John Romanes (1848-94), evolutionary biologist, was one of
the most zealous supporters of Darwin's theory of evolution by
natural selection in the nineteenth century. He met Darwin in 1874
and became a firm friend and follower, applying Darwinian theory to
his work on animal intelligence and mental evolution. Romanes was
elected to the Royal Society in 1879 at the age of 31, having
produced his own influential research on the evolution of the
nervous system. This three-volume study of Darwin's work and its
implications was first developed as a series of lectures given in
Edinburgh and London between 1886 and 1890. Controversially,
Romanes deviates from Darwin's assertion of the significance of
geographical isolation, contending that physiological differences
among the same species were central to evolutionary change.
Published posthumously in 1895, Volume 2 focuses on the
'post-Darwinian questions' of heredity and utility in organisms.
George John Romanes (1848-94), evolutionary biologist, was one of
the most zealous supporters of Darwin's theory of evolution by
natural selection in the nineteenth century. He met Darwin in 1874
and became a firm friend and follower, applying Darwinian theory to
his work on animal intelligence and mental evolution. Romanes was
elected to the Royal Society in 1879 at the age of 31, having
produced his own influential research on the evolution of the
nervous system. This three-volume study of Darwin's work and its
implications was first developed as a series of lectures given in
Edinburgh and London between 1886 and 1890. Controversially,
Romanes deviates from Darwin's assertion of the significance of
geographical isolation, contending that physiological differences
among the same species were central to evolutionary change.
Published posthumously in 1897, Volume 3 considers the
'post-Darwinian question' of isolation, incorporating Romanes' own
theories on physiological selection.
George John Romanes (1848-94) was an influential evolutionary
biologist whose work focused on the evolution of mental faculties.
Although criticised for his anecdotal method, he is credited as
being one of the pioneers of comparative psychology for his work on
animal intelligence, and he also contributed to the development of
the theory of natural selection. Romanes and Charles Darwin
(1809-82) were close friends, and Darwin gave Romanes his notes on
psychology for use in his studies. First published in 1896, this
biography was written by his wife Ethel (1856-1927), also an author
on religious topics. This reissue is of the second printing (also
1896): including correspondence between Darwin and Romanes, it is a
rich source of information on both men and the development of their
work. This book is also fascinating for its account of Romanes'
mental conflict between his Christian faith and belief in
evolution.
George John Romanes (1848-94) was considered by The Times to be
'the biological investigator upon whom in England the mantle of Mr.
Darwin has most conspicuously descended'. Incorporating some of
Darwin's unpublished notes, this book explores the question of
whether human intelligence evolved. In a stance still often
considered controversial at the time of its first printing in 1888,
the first half establishes a link between humans and animals, and
introduces some of the most important issues of nineteenth-century
evolutionary psychology: the impact of relative brain sizes of
humans and primates, the origin of self-consciousness and the
possible reasons behind the apparent mental stasis of what Romanes
terms 'savage man'. Following the argument that one of the main
factors to be considered is language, the second half focuses on
philology. Romanes' earlier work, Mental Evolution in Animals
(1883), is also reissued in this series.
George John Romanes (1848-94), considered by The Times to be 'the
biological investigator upon whom in England the mantle of Mr.
Darwin has most conspicuously descended', wrote this influential
work on the evolution of the mental faculties of animals in 1883.
The two scientists were close friends, and Darwin gave Romanes his
notes on psychology to use in his studies. Much of the book is
devoted to instinct, and contained in the appendix is a posthumous
essay by Darwin on the subject, originally intended for a later
edition of On the Origin of Species. Romanes' method of using
anecdotal evidence over empirical research has been criticised, but
this book stands as an influential work in the history of
evolutionary biology; it was followed in 1888 by his Mental
Evolution in Man (also reissued in this series), which discussed
some of the most important issues of nineteenth-century
evolutionary psychology.
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++++ Mental Evolution In Man; Origin Of Human Faculty George John
Romanes D. Appleton and co., 1893 Science; Life Sciences;
Evolution; Evolution; Psychology / General; Psychology,
Comparative; Science / Life Sciences / Evolution
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