{"product_id":"the-destiny-of-man-viewed-in-the-light-of-his-origin-paperback-9781108005135","title":"The Destiny of Man; Viewed in the Light of his Origin (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108005135","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Destiny of Man\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eViewed in the Light of his Origin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn 1884, American historian and Darwin populariser John Fiske published this book on human progress via evolutionary change.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Fiske (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108005135, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 October 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e128 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1884, American historian and philosopher John Fiske published The Destiny of Man, which discussed humanity's origin, destiny and place in the universe. A leading populariser of Darwin's theory in the United States and influenced by Herbert Spencer, Fiske considers views of human progress via evolutionary social change and the harmony between science and religion. The Destiny of Man is composed of sixteen chapters that anticipate philosophical questions from a typical non-scientific audience: the origins of atheism, the shifting hierarchal positions of humanity through history as proposed by Copernicus and later by Darwin, human brain size, and the 'dawning of consciousness' as a result of the growth and development of moral sentiment and inventiveness through natural selection. Interestingly, at the end of the book, Fiske discusses the historical power relationships of ruling governments and predicts that as humans evolve and become more civilised, war will eventually end.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Man's place in nature as affected by the Copernican theory\u003cbr\u003e 2. As affected by Darwinism\u003cbr\u003e 3. On the earth there will never be a higher creature than man\u003cbr\u003e 4. The origin of infancy\u003cbr\u003e 5. The dawning of consciousness\u003cbr\u003e 6. Lengthening of infancy and concomitant increase of brain-surface\u003cbr\u003e 7. Change in the direction of the working of natural selection\u003cbr\u003e 8. Growing predominance of the psychical life\u003cbr\u003e 9. The origins of society and of morality\u003cbr\u003e 10. Improvableness of man\u003cbr\u003e 11. Universal warfare of primeval men\u003cbr\u003e 12. First checked by the beginnings of industrial civilisation\u003cbr\u003e 13. Methods of political development, and elimination of warfare\u003cbr\u003e 14. End of the working of natural selection upon man\u003cbr\u003e 15. The message of Christianity\u003cbr\u003e 16. The question as to a future life.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265911378200,"sku":"9781108005135","price":20.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108005135i_76c718db-48a8-4ad5-9581-c075e93bb94d.jpg?v=1694867264","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-destiny-of-man-viewed-in-the-light-of-his-origin-paperback-9781108005135","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}