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Page 283
Variation is assumed to be Selection is demonstrated by the fact that the path of societies advance , from primitive conditions to high civilization , is strewn with the debris of discarded customs and institutions . " self - evident .
Variation is assumed to be Selection is demonstrated by the fact that the path of societies advance , from primitive conditions to high civilization , is strewn with the debris of discarded customs and institutions . " self - evident .
Page 290
These will be taken care of in the end by rude and violent selections , but any device which can effect such selections without the need of flying to extremi- ties and fighting it out constitutes an adjustment with high survival- value ...
These will be taken care of in the end by rude and violent selections , but any device which can effect such selections without the need of flying to extremi- ties and fighting it out constitutes an adjustment with high survival- value ...
Page 300
Thus the taboo is able to do in its function as an instrument of selection . It is clear ... that such selection is not often rational , " A course of action may be banned because of a dream , yet a great many of the taboos , whatever ...
Thus the taboo is able to do in its function as an instrument of selection . It is clear ... that such selection is not often rational , " A course of action may be banned because of a dream , yet a great many of the taboos , whatever ...
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