The Quatrefages, A. de (Armand de) 1810-1892 creator text utu 2023 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Human Species" by A. de Quatrefages is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the study of humanity from an anthropological perspective, exploring the unity and diversity of the human species, including discussions on race, variation, and the classification of man within the natural kingdoms. At the start of the text, the focus is on establishing a clear understanding of how to classify living beings and the differences between inanimate and organized entities. De Quatrefages introduces the concept of kingdoms of nature and discusses the challenges of categorizing man among other species. He asserts the importance of examining humanity through the lens of scientific observation and comparison with the animal and plant kingdoms, as he lays the groundwork to argue for the unity of the human species while addressing debates about the distinctions among races. This opening portion sets a framework for the exploration of complex topics related to human variation, its origins, and its implications for understanding humanity as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2023-06-19 deaurider, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Originally published: United States: D. Appleton and company, 1879 Anthropology GN United States: D. Appleton and company, 1879 10000377 https://archive.org/details/humanspecies01quat https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70999 https://archive.org/details/humanspecies01quat https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70999 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134636.0 70999