“What will Posterity Say of Us? An Address Delivered in the Darwin Hall, on October 1st, 1912”

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Title“What will Posterity Say of Us? An Address Delivered in the Darwin Hall, on October 1st, 1912”
Year for Search1913
AuthorsThe Hermit of Prague, [pseud.]
Secondary TitleBedrock: A Quarterly Review of Scientific Thought (London)
Volume / Edition1.3
Pagination361-370
Date PublishedOctober 1913
Annotation

The lecture is given by a visitor from another planet who says that human beings have evolved similarly on thousands of worlds. From his description, Earth is very early in the process in that in all cases social evolution ultimately produces an egalitarian, cooperative society. The key step is getting over the stage where people believe in invisible beings.
Pseudonym

The Hermit of Prague [pseud].

Holding Institutions

CRL, LLL
Full Text

1913 The Hermit of Prague [pseud]. “What will Posterity Say of Us? An Address Delivered in the Darwin Hall, on October 1st, 1912.” Bedrock: A Quarterly Review of Scientific Thought (London) 1.3 (October 1913): 361-370. CRL

The lecture is given by a visitor from another planet who says that human beings have evolved similarly on thousands of worlds. From his description, Earth is very early in the process in that in all cases social evolution ultimately produces an egalitarian, cooperative society. The key step is getting over the stage where people believe in invisible beings.