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“Besides love and sympathy, animals exhibit other qualities connected with the social instincts which in us would be called moral.”

Quote by Charles Darwin

Book:The Descent of Man (Diversion Classics)

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The Descent of Man (Diversion Classics)

Charles Darwin's seminal text delves into the evolutionary processes that have shaped human beings, analyzing various aspects of human nature and their evolutionary origins. more

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Charles Darwin, a British naturalist, is renowned as the founder of evolutionary biology. Born on February 12, 1809, in England, he passed away on April 19, 1882. Darwin is best known for his research on the theory of evolution, which proposed that species evolve through natural selection and survival of the fittest. more

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