The Nature of Man

About this eBook

Author

Metchnikoff, Elie, 1845-1916

Title

The nature of man : Studies in optimistic philosophy

Original Publication

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.

Credits

Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

RA: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine

Subject

Human biology

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 75505

Release Date

March 3, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE NATURE OF MAN STUDIES IN OPTIMISTIC PHILOSOPHY
2. 2.EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.PART I DISHARMONIES IN THE NATURE OF MAN — CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Summary of Opinions on the Nature of Man — CHAPTER II HARMONIES AND DISHARMONIES AMONGST BEINGS INFERIOR TO MAN — CHAPTER III SIMIAN ORIGIN OF MAN — CHAPTER IV DISHARMONIES IN THE ORGANISATION OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF MAN — CHAPTER V DISHARMONIES IN THE ORGANISATION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE REPRODUCTIVE APPARATUS. DISHARMONIES IN THE FAMILY AND SOCIAL INSTINCTS — I Remarks on the disharmonies in the human organs of sense and perception.—Rudimentary parts of the reproductive apparatus.—Origin and function of the hymen — II Evolution and significance of the menstrual flow in women.—Precocious marriage among primitive and uncivilised races.—Disharmony between age of puberty and age of nubility.—Age of marriage.—Examples of disharmony in the development of the reproductive function. — III Disharmonies in the family instincts.—Artificial abortion.—Desertion and infanticide.—Disharmonies in the social instincts. — CHAPTER VI DISHARMONIES IN THE INSTINCT OF SELF-PRESERVATION
7. 7.PART II ATTEMPTS TO DIMINISH THE ILLS ARISING FROM THE DISHARMONIES OF THE HUMAN CONSTITUTION (RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEMS) — CHAPTER VII RELIGIOUS ATTEMPTS TO COMBAT THE ILLS ARISING FROM THE DISHARMONIES OF THE HUMAN CONSTITUTION — CHAPTER VIII ATTEMPTS IN SYSTEMS OF PHILOSOPHY TO REMEDY THE ILLS ARISING FROM THE DISHARMONIES OF THE HUMAN CONSTITUTION
8. 8.PART III WHAT SCIENCE IS ABLE TO DO TO ALLEVIATE THE DISHARMONIES OF THE HUMAN CONSTITUTION — CHAPTER IX WHAT SCIENCE CAN DO AGAINST DISEASE — CHAPTER X INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF OLD AGE — CHAPTER XI INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF DEATH — CHAPTER XII SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
9. 9.INDEX

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