DARWINISM AND 

 HUMAN LIFE 



THE SOUTH AFRICAN LECTURES FOR 1909 



J. ARTHUR THOMSON, M.A. 



Regius Professor of Natural History in the University of Aberdeen 



AUTHOR OP "THE STUDY OF ANIMAL LIFE," "THE SCIENCE OF LIFE," 

 "OUTLINES OF ZOOLOGY," "THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE YEAR," 



"THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE IN THE CENTURY," "HERBERT SPENCER," 

 "HEREDITY," "THE BIBLE OF NATURE," ETC.; JOINT AUTHOR OF 

 - "THE EVOLUTION OF SEX." 



NEW YORK 



HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 

 LONDON : ANDREW MELROSE 



