Mental Evolution in Man: Origin of Human Faculty

"Mental Evolution in Man: Origin of Human Faculty" by George John Romanes is a scientific exploration of how the human mind developed, primarily during the 1800s. It seeks to explain where our mental abilities come from and how they have changed from simple, non-thinking beginnings. Romanes looks at human thoughts and feelings through the idea of evolution, suggesting that to really understand ourselves, we need to compare our minds to the minds of animals; he highlights general ideas about mental change in people instead of tiny specifics. Comparing people and animals, the first chapter suggests human thought developed from the minds of animals.