The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Part 2: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Part 2, credited to Charles Darwin, 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 The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Part 2, by Charles Darwin. Part 2 of 3 of book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, On The Origin of Species. In The Descent of Man, Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection. The book discusses many related issues, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics, differences between human races, differences between sexes, the superiority of men to women, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society.(Summary by Wikipedia) NOTE - In this audio version , many of Darwin's references to his sources have been omitted. People wishing to follow-up the references will find them all given in the text version

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Part 2
• Author credits: Charles Darwin
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 28
• Listed recording duration: 15:11:23

Catalogue topics

• LibiVox
• Non Fiction
• Science
• Evolution

Opening tracks: first 24 of 28

1. 01 - VIII - Principles of Sexual Selection Part 1 — 32:23
2. 02 - VIII - Principles of Sexual Selection Part 2 — 35:09
3. 03 - VIII - Principles of Sexual Selection Part 3 — 16:00
4. 04 - VIII - Principles of Sexual Selection Part 4 — 35:39
5. 05 - VIII - Principles of Sexual Selection Part 5 — 31:04
6. 06 - VIII - Principles of Sexual Selection Part 6 — 38:43
7. 07 - IX - Secondary Sexual Characters in the Lower Classes of the Animal Kingdom — 29:51
8. 08 - X - Secondary Sexual Characters of Insects Part 1 — 33:14
9. 09 - X - Secondary Sexual Characters of Insects Part 2 — 31:28
10. 10 - XI - Insects, continued — 27:03
11. 11 - XII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles Part 1 — 28:18
12. 12 - XII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles Part 2 — 26:57
13. 13 - XIII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Birds Part 1 — 37:20
14. 14 - XIII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Birds Part 2 — 34:42
15. 15 - XIII - Secondary Sexual Characters of Birds Part 3 — 28:22
16. 16 - XIV - Birds - continued Part 1 — 38:32
17. 17 - XIV - Birds - continued Part 2 — 31:34
18. 18 - XIV - Birds - continued Part 3 — 32:31
19. 19 - XV - Birds - continued Part 1 — 26:26
20. 20 - XV - Birds - continued Part 2 — 32:29
21. 21 - XVI - Birds - concluded Part 1 — 35:30
22. 22 - XVI - Birds - concluded Part 2 — 35:26
23. 23 - XVI - Birds - concluded Part 3 — 34:46
24. 24 - XVI - Birds - concluded Part 4 — 27:42

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