vi Contents. 



Evolution of Animal Life, 139 



The evidences from geologj^ geographical distribution 

 and comparative zoology ; the problem of special 

 creation ; the laws of evolution ; Darwinism as mod- 

 ified by Komanes ; the mutability of species ; the 

 order of zoological evolution. 



By ROSSITER W. IiAYMONDjPll.I). 



The Descent of Man, 161 



Relation of man to the brute creatitm ; his ancestral 

 line ; duration of human life on the planet ; growth 

 of mind, reason, and the moral sense ; consciousness 

 as a factor in human evolution. 



By Edward I). C'ope,P1i.D. 



Evolution of Mind, 179 



The mind and the nervous system ; the nature of mind ; 

 correspondence of life and mind ; the growth of con- 

 sciousness ; nature and evolution of intelligence ; 

 instinct, memory, reason, feelings, will. 



By Dk. Egbert G. Eccles. 



Evolution of Society, . 203 



Primitive man ; growth of the family, tribe, city and 

 State ; development of the domestic relations ; mar- 

 riage ; ceremonial and political institutions ; is soci- 

 ety an organism ? 



By James A. Skilton. 



Evolution of Theology, 233 



Orio-in of religious beliefs ; ideas of primitive man ; 

 animism, and ancestor-worship ; growth of nature- 

 worship and idolatry ; polytheism, monotheism and 

 pantheism ; the doctiine of the Absolute. 



By Z. Sidney Sampson. 



Evolution of Morals, 257 



How altruism grows out of egoism ; the proper balance ; 

 characteristics and relative value of ethical systems ; 

 utilitarianism, rational and empirical ; influence of 

 the evolutionary theory of morals on ethical sanctions. 



By Dr. Lewis G. Janes. 



Proofs of Evolution, 287 



a, from geology ; b, from morphology ; c, from embry- 

 olo"-v ; d, from metamorphosis ; e, from rudimentary 



