'Huxleyism: the theory of the anthropoid descent of man and its inevitable consequences.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This is a short definition describing Huxleyism as the theory that humans descend from apes and its necessary outcomes.
- In plain terms
- Huxleyism is the theory that humans evolved from apes.
- What can you take from it?
- Understand the core definition of this scientific theory.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What consequences follow from evolutionary theory?
- How are scientific terms defined?
Another view
The text provides no context on what the 'inevitable consequences' actually are.
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