Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Contributors xxiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 The Fetus, the Fish Heart, and the Fruit Fly A reflection on Darwin’s Chapter 1: The Evidence of the Descent of Man from Some Lower Form 24
8. 2 Remarkable but Not Extraordinary: The Evolution of the Human Brain A reflection on Darwin’s Chapter 2: Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals 46
9. 3 The Darwinian Road to Morality A reflection on Darwin’s Chapter 3: Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals—continued 63
10. 4 Charles Darwin and the Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution A reflection on Darwin’s Chapter 4: On the Manner of Development of Man from Some Lower Form 82
11. 5 A Century of Civilization, Intelligence, and (White) Nationalism A reflection on Darwin’s Chapter 5: On the Development of the Intellectual and Moral Faculties during Primeval and Civilised Times 103
12. 6 Ranking Humanity among the Primates A reflection on Darwin’s Chapter 6: On the Affinities and Genealogy of Man 125
13. 7 “On the Races of Man”: Race, Racism, Science, and Hope A reflection on Darwin’s Chapter 7: On the Races of Man 144
14. 8 Resolving the Problem of Sexual Beauty A reflection on Darwin’s Part 2 (Chapters 8–18): 162
15. 9 This View of Wife 183 A reflection on Darwin’s Chapters and 20: Secondary Sexual Characters of Man 183
16. 10 Dinner with Darwin: Sharing the Evidence Bearing on the Origin of Humans 204
17. Acknowledgments 223
18. Notes 225
19. Index 247