The nature of man

24 chapters

1. 1THE NATURE OF MAN STUDIES IN OPTIMISTIC PHILOSOPHY
2. 2EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
3. 3PREFACE
4. 4CONTENTS
5. 5ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6PART I DISHARMONIES IN THE NATURE OF MAN
7. 7CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Summary of Opinions on the Nature of Man
8. 8CHAPTER II HARMONIES AND DISHARMONIES AMONGST BEINGS INFERIOR TO MAN
9. 9CHAPTER III SIMIAN ORIGIN OF MAN
10. 10CHAPTER IV DISHARMONIES IN THE ORGANISATION OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF MAN
11. 11CHAPTER V DISHARMONIES IN THE ORGANISATION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE REPRODUCTIVE APPARATUS. DISHARMONIES IN THE FAMILY AND SOCIAL INSTINCTS
12. 12I Remarks on the disharmonies in the human organs of sense and perception.—Rudimentary parts of the reproductive apparatus.—Origin and function of the hymen
13. 13II 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.
14. 14III Disharmonies in the family instincts.—Artificial abortion.—Desertion and infanticide.—Disharmonies in the social instincts.
15. 15CHAPTER VI DISHARMONIES IN THE INSTINCT OF SELF-PRESERVATION
16. 16PART II ATTEMPTS TO DIMINISH THE ILLS ARISING FROM THE DISHARMONIES OF THE HUMAN CONSTITUTION (RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEMS)
17. 17CHAPTER VII RELIGIOUS ATTEMPTS TO COMBAT THE ILLS ARISING FROM THE DISHARMONIES OF THE HUMAN CONSTITUTION
18. 18CHAPTER VIII ATTEMPTS IN SYSTEMS OF PHILOSOPHY TO REMEDY THE ILLS ARISING FROM THE DISHARMONIES OF THE HUMAN CONSTITUTION

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