...natural history : — ' The following proposition seems to me in a high degree probable — namely, that any animal whatever, endowed with well-marked...soon as its intellectual powers had become as well developed, or nearly as well developed, as in man. For, firstly, the social instincts lead an animal...

...fellows, as well as enabling him to think concerning these instincts. Hence Mr. Darwin says :— " Any animal whatever, endowed with well-marked social...soon as its intellectual powers had become as well developed, or nearly as well developed, as in man." The argument is peculiar: — "As soon as the mental...

...all." Mr. Darwin thinks that " any animal whatever, endowed with well-marked social instincts, wonld inevitably acquire a moral sense or conscience as soon as its intellectual powers had become as well developed, or nearly as well developed, as in man." * In enunciating this dictum our author pretty...

...Mr. Darwin's practice of begging the question at issue, we may quote the following assertion : — ' Any animal whatever, endowed with well-marked social...soon as its intellectual powers had become as well developed, or nearly as well developed, as in man' (vol. ip 71). This is "either a monstrous assumption...

...endowed with well-marked social instincts, the parental and filial affections being here included, would inevitably acquire a moral sense or conscience,...as well, or nearly as well, developed, as in man." Now before we can discuss that proposition itself, we must agree with Mr. Darwin as to its terms, and...

...human race. '' The following proposition," he says, " seems to me in a high degree probable — namely, that any animal whatever, endowed with well-marked...soon as its intellectual powers had become as well developed, or nearly as well developed, as in man." For, firstly, the social instincts lead an animal...

...Darwin's practice of begging the question at issue, •we may quote the following assertion : — '• Any animal whatever, endowed with •well-marked social...soon as its intellectual powers had become as well developed, or nearly as well developed, as in man " (vol. ip 71). This is either a monstrous assumption...

...here included, would inevitably acquire a moral sense, or conscience [Kant's 'knowledge of duty'], as soon as its intellectual powers had become as well, or nearly as well, devoloped as in man" (ch. iv. pp. 149150). To these two fundamental propositions Darwin adds two secondary...

...modifications of past generations have undergone. And the late Mr. Darwin thought it probable in a high degree that any animal whatever, endowed with well-marked...soon as its intellectual powers had become as well developed, or nearly as well developed, as man's. DAMON. I have the greatest respect for all facts,...

...human race. " The following proposition," he says, " seems to me in a high degree probable — namely, that any animal whatever, endowed with well-marked...soon as its intellectual powers' had become as well developed, or nearly as well developed, as in man." For, firstly, the social instincts lead an animal...