The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) (Electronic book text)


In "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals" Charles Darwin argued that emotions put forward by facial expressions were the products of natural selection. He compared modern facial expressions in various people and found the same basic movements regardless of the person's ethnic or cultural background. He also compared human and animal expression and found many startling similarities. He thought facial expression was not a learned behavior but somehow innate. This condition could only be explained by common descent, which was a rather radical idea for the time.

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In "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals" Charles Darwin argued that emotions put forward by facial expressions were the products of natural selection. He compared modern facial expressions in various people and found the same basic movements regardless of the person's ethnic or cultural background. He also compared human and animal expression and found many startling similarities. He thought facial expression was not a learned behavior but somehow innate. This condition could only be explained by common descent, which was a rather radical idea for the time.

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Barnes & Noble Books

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United States

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Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading

Release date

September 2009

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Electronic book text

Pages

368

ISBN-13

978-1-4114-2971-0

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9781411429710

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1-4114-2971-0



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