What is the title of Charles Darwin's third major work of evolutionary theory?
Q: What is the title of Charles Darwin's third major work of evolutionary theory?
A: The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.
Q: When was the book published?
A: The book was published separately in 1872.
Q: What is the book about?
A: The book is about the way emotional life is shown by the faces and actions of man and other mammals.
Q: How does Darwin set out his ideas?
A: Darwin sets out ideas that our systems of emotions are inherited, and have evolved in a similar way to the more familiar structural aspects of man and animals. He explores the origins of such human characteristics as the lifting of the eyebrows in moments of surprise and mental confusion which typically accompanies blushing.
Q: What type of evidence does Darwin use to support his theories?
A: Darwin uses photographs as main way to show scientific evidence, as well as looking at how many different peoples in different parts of world have similar facial and emotional reactions.
Q: What are some basic points made by Darwin in this work?
A: Some basic points made by Darwin include a single origin for entire human species, universal human expressions, links between way humans show emotion and other mammals, emotional displays being inherited, automatic, difficult to control with conscious mind but operated by unconscious mind, modern research showing it's difficult to avoid giving signs emotions.
Q: In what languages has The Expression been translated into?
A:The Expression has been translated into German (1872), Dutch (1873) French (1874). A second edition with minor alterations was also published in 1890.
