Charles Darwin (1809-1882) From The Descent of Man (1871) In his masterpiece The Origin of Species he declared that human beings had developed from monkeys through a long gradual process of evolution. The Descent of Man shows many points of similarity between the mental powers of man and lower animals. Due to man's extraordinary mental power, he differs from animals. There is a vast difference between the two members of the same species of humans. One may be savage and the other kind and civilised. Like humans, animals also express feelings of pain, pleasure, and misery. Like human beings; some animals too have a good memory. Man is supposed to be the crown of whole creation because of the power of reasoning. Many naturalists believe that some animals also show a certain amount of reason. This essay claims that there is no fundamental difference between man and the higher mammals in their mental faculties. Summary : The text Comparison of the Mental Powers of M...
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