The Descent of Man

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The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex was first published by Charles Darwin in 1871, twelve years after The Origin of Species. The book applied Darwin's theory of natural selection to humans, and outlined in detail the theory of sexual selection. The book was more controversial than The Origin of Species as it clearly implied that human beings had evolved from animals.

Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Evidence of the Descent of Man from Some Lower Form
Chapter 2 - On the Manner of Development of Man from Some Lower Form
Chapter 3 - Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals
Chapter 4 - Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals Continued
Chapter 5 - On the Development of the Intellectual and Moral Faculties During Primeval and Civilised Times
Chapter 6 - On the Affinities and Genealogy of Man
Chapter 7 - On the Races of Man
Chapter 8 - Principles of Sexual Selection
Chapter 9 - Secondary Sexual Characters in the Lower Classes of the Animal Kingdom
Chapter 10 - Secondary Sexual Characters of Insects
Chapter 11 - Insects, Continued -- Order Lepidoptera -- Butterflies and Moths
Chapter 12 - Secondary Sexual Characters of Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles