Man and His Ancestor: A Study in Evolution: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Man and His Ancestor: A Study in Evolution, credited to Charles Morris, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Man and His Ancestor: A Study in Evolution by Charles Morris. Read in English by LibriVox volunteers. An examination of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and subsequent texts, written for the general public at the turn of the twentieth century, "[...] to dwell on the various significant facts that have been discovered since Darwin's time, and to offer certain lines of evidence never before presented in this connection and which seem to add much strength to the general argument.[...]" (Preface) - Summary by Kathleen Nelson

Recording facts

• Recording title: Man and His Ancestor: A Study in Evolution
• Author credits: Charles Morris
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 14
• Listed recording duration: 6:36:44

Catalogue topics

• evolution
• life science
• social science
• society
• biology
• science

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 2:58
2. 01 - Evolution Versus Creation — 5:40
3. 02 - Vestiges of Man's Ancestry — 25:54
4. 03 - Relics of Ancient Man — 29:21
5. 04 - From Quadruped to Biped — 23:15
6. 05 - The Freedom of the Arms — 22:16
7. 06 - The Development of Intelligence — 46:52
8. 07 - The Origin of Language — 20:03
9. 08 - How the Chasm Was Bridged — 33:25
10. 09 - The First Stage of Human Evolution — 45:07
11. 10 - The Conflict with Nature — 1:06:34
12. 11 - Warfare and Civilization — 18:39
13. 12 - The Evolution of Morality — 32:56
14. 13 - Man's Relation to the Spiritual — 23:44

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