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Moral Nature

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In Descent of Man, Darwin argued that human morality had evolved from the social instincts of animals, especially the bonds of sympathy and love. Darwin gathered observations over many decades on animal behavior: the heroic sacrifices of social insects,…

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  • … In correspondence with the engineer and physcist, Samuel Tolver Preston, Darwin debated the role of …

List of correspondents

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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent.    "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…

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  • … Binstead, C. H. (1) Birch, Samuel (5) …
  • … Butler, Mary (3) Butler, Samuel (b) (14) …
  • … Newberry, W. (1) Newington, Samuel (6) …
  • … Smartt, F. W. (1) Smiles, Samuel (2) …
  • … Welcker, Hermann (2) Wells, Samuel (2) …
  • … Wilkinson, [– ] (1) Wilks, Samuel (2) …
  • … Wilson, Henry (1) Wilson, Samuel (1) …