I. Man an Animal
II. Man a Vertebrate
III. Man a Mammal
IV. Man a Primate
V. Recapitulation
VI. The Meaning of Homology
VII. The Earth an Evolution
VIII. The Factors of Organic Evolution
IX. The Evidences of Organic Evolution
X. The Genealogy of Animals
XI. Conclusion
‘Like the Roman emperors, who, intoxicated by their power, at
length regarded themselves as demigods, so the ruler of the earth
believes that the animals subjected to his will have nothing in
common with his own nature. Man is not content to be the king of
animals. He insists on having it that an impassable gulf separates
him from his subjects. The affinity of the ape disturbs and humbles
him. And, turning his back upon the earth, he flies, with his
threatened majesty, into the cloudy sphere of a special “human
kingdom.” But Anatomy, like those slaves who followed the
conqueror’s car crying, “Thou art a man,” disturbs him in his
self-admiration, and reminds him of those plain and tangible
realities which unite him with the animal world.’
— Broca.