Release date is 2021-04-23

Progress, biological and other -- Biology and sociology -- Ils n'ont que de l'âme: an essay on bird-mind -- Sex biology and sex psychology -- Philosophic ants: a biologic fantasy -- Rationalism and the idea of God -- Religion and science: old wine in new bottles.

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"Essays of a Biologist" by Julian Huxley is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The work encompasses various themes related to biology, sociology, and the implications of scientific understanding on human life. Huxley reflects on the nature of progress, the evolution of self-consciousness, and the wider impact of biology on societal structures and values. The opening of the collection introduces Huxley's fundamental exploration of biological progress and its relation to human evolution, consciousness, and society. He discusses the applications of biological principles to understand human needs and aspirations, emphasizing the impact of self-awareness and rationality on humanity's evolutionary journey. Huxley posits that while traditional biological evolution operated on the mechanisms of natural selection, human evolution is characterized by the conscious control of those processes, suggesting that our understanding of biology is crucial for shaping our future and expanding our potential. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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