Volume 1

The chances of death and other studies in evolution / by Karl Pearson.

  • Pearson, Karl, 1857-1936.
Date:
1897
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Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    PREFACE The Essays and Lectures contained in these volumes have either been written, or else very carefully re- written, within the past six years. Of the twelve essays, five—“ The Scientific Aspect of Monte Carlo Roulette,” “ Socialism and Natural Selection,” “ Politics and Science,’ “ Woman and Labour,” and “ Reaction ! ” have already appeared in print. The first four were origin- ally published in the Fortnightly Revieiv, and for per- mission to reprint them, as well as the paper contained in the Appendix, I have to cordially thank Messrs. Chapman and Hall. The fifth paper was published as a pamphlet in October, 1895. Of the remaining seven essays, two—namely. “The Chances of Death” and “Woman as Witch”—have been delivered as lectures; two others—namely, “Kindred Group-Marriage” and “ The German Passion-Play ”—contain material on which papers were read or lectures delivered a uood many years ago ; the remaining three, “ Reproductive Selec- tion,” “Variation in Man and Woman,” and “ Ashie-