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Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 1

A 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.

Year of Publication: 1871Genres: Science,*Non-fiction

Running Time: 10 hours 16 minutes 51 seconds(21 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Availle, Rory Lawton, Mary Ballard-Johansson

#	Chapter Name
	Preface & Introduction Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	16:17
	I Evidence of the Descent of Man from some Lower Form pt.1 Availle	29:20
	I Evidence of the Descent of Man from some Lower Form pt.2 Availle	33:01
	II On Manner of Development of Man from some Lower Form pt.1 Mary Ballard-Johansson	21:56
	II On Manner of Development of Man from some Lower Form pt.2 Rory Lawton	23:53
	II On Manner of Development of Man from some Lower Form pt.3 Rory Lawton	27:48
	II On Manner of Development of Man from some Lower Form pt.4 Michael Reuss	29:39
	III Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and Lower Animals pt.1 J. M. Smallheer	29:49
	III Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and Lower Animals pt.2 Bill Mosley	36:07
	III Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and Lower Animals pt.3 Carrie Heyes	30:38
	IV Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and Lower Animals cont. pt.1 Annise	29:55
	IV Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and Lower Animals cont. pt.2 Rory Lawton	27:15
	IV Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and Lower Animals cont. pt.3 Rory Lawton	26:38
	V On Development of Intellectual & Moral Faculties pt.1 Availle	30:52
	V On Development of Intellectual & Moral Faculties pt.2 Availle	29:20
	VI On Affinities & Genealogy of Man pt.1 Lynda Sizemore	29:21
	VI On Affinities & Genealogy of Man pt.2 Michael Reuss	33:11
	VII On the Races of Man pt.1 Mary Ballard-Johansson	24:54
	VII On the Races of Man pt.2 Kristine Bekere	30:20
	VII On the Races of Man pt.3 Bill Mosley	42:27
	VII On the Races of Man pt.4 Joseph Lawler	34:10