How Long to Read The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex

How Long Does it Take to Read The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex?

It takes the average reader 16 hours to read The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In the current resurgence of interest in the biological basis of animal behavior and social organization, the ideas and questions pursued by Charles Darwin remain fresh and insightful. This is especially true of The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Darwin's second most important work. This edition is a facsimile reprint of the first printing of the first edition (1871), not previously available in paperback. The work is divided into two parts. Part One marshals behavioral and morphological evidence to argue that humans evolved from other animals. Darwin shoes that human mental and emotional capacities, far from making human beings unique, are evidence of an animal origin and evolutionary development. Part Two is an extended discussion of the differences between the sexes of many species and how they arose as a result of selection. Here Darwin lays the foundation for much contemporary research by arguing that many characteristics of animals have evolved not in response to the selective pressures exerted by their physical and biological environment, but rather to confer an advantage in sexual competition. These two themes are drawn together in two final chapters on the role of sexual selection in humans. In their Introduction, Professors Bonner and May discuss the place of The Descent in its own time and relation to current work in biology and other disciplines.

How long is The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex?

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin is 960 pages long, and a total of 240,000 words.

This makes it 324% the length of the average book. It also has 293% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 21 hours and 51 minutes to read The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex aloud.

What Reading Level is The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex?

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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