To E. J. Collings 25 May [1879]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R. [Leith Hill Place, Surrey.]
May 25th
Dear Sir
I cannot spare the time to answer your letter fully, & as I am writing away from home, I cannot give full references.—2 You will find something on the subject in my Descent of Man, but you yourself must judge whether it is of any value— Mr Romanes gave last year at Dublin, before Brit. Assoc. an excellent lecture on the mind of animals, & this was published in the Nineteenth Century or Fortnightly Review,—I think the former.3 An admirable article on same subject by Prof James appeared within about a year in the N. American Journal of Speculative Philosophy, or some such title; but it is not likely that you cd. see this in Bolton.4 Nor do I possess a copy.
Wishing you success in the discussion, I remain | Dear Sir | yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
James, William. 1878. Brute and human intellect. Journal of Speculative Philosophy 12: 236–76.
Romanes, George John. 1878b. Animal intelligence. An evening lecture delivered before the British Association at Dublin. London: Taylor & Francis.
Romanes, George John. 1878d. Animal intelligence. Nineteenth Century 4: 653–72.
Summary
Refers EJC to papers by G. J. Romanes ["Animal intelligence", Nineteenth Century 4 (1878): 653–72] and William James ["Brute and human intellect", J. Speculative Philos. 12 (1878): 236–76] on the mind of animals.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12061
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Edward James Collings
- Sent from
- Leith Hill Place
- Source of text
- Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (GEN/D/DARWIN (C)/10)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12061,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12061.xml
