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“It is just because civilization is ever evolving, changing, and becoming more complicated, that experts find it so difficult to define it in explicit terms.”

Quote by Arthur Keith

Book:Evolution and Ethics

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Evolution and Ethics

This book delves into the ethical considerations that arise from the principles of evolution, examining how evolutionary processes might influence human behavior and morality. more

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Arthur Keith was a scientist known for his【identity positioning】in the field of【domain】. He was recognized for his【contributions and achievements】，including【specific achievements】，which had a profound impact on the development of【domain】. His work has been widely acknowledged【impact and evaluation】and has had a positive influence on the scientific community. more

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“There are the further difficulties of building a population out of a diversity of races, each at a different stage of cultural evolution, some in need of restraint, many in need of protection; everywhere a bewildering Babel of tongues.”

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“Under no stretch of imagination can war be regarded as an ethical process; yet war, force, terror, and propaganda were the evolutionary means employed to weld the German people into a tribal whole.”

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Book:Evolution and Ethics

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“Universalism as an ideal is as old as nay, is probably much more ancient than the Christian ideal.”

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“There are very few men and women in whom a Universalist feeling is altogether lacking; its prevalence suggests that it must be part of our inborn nature and have a place in Nature's scheme of evolution.”

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Book:Evolution and Ethics

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“Tribal life comes automatically to an end when a primitive people begins to live in a town or a city, for sooner or later a tribal organization is found to be incompatible with life in a city.”

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“Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice in Wonderland and other favorites of the nursery.”

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