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The most popular of Darwin's books during his lifetime, in a beautifully illustrated new edition

Featuring dozens of color photographs from Darwin's original publication, this edition-issued to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth-makes this classic study newly accessible to modern readers. Published in 1872,The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animalswas a book at the very heart of Darwin's research interests. Darwin's main goal was to demonstrate the power of his theories for explaining the origin of our most cherished human qualities, morality and intellect. The work engages some of the hardest questions in the evolution debate, and it shows the ever-cautious Darwin at his boldest.

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越是思考自然界的苦难，达尔文就越发困惑，因为当时的神学理论把世间所以也苦难都归诸于上帝对于信徒的考验，但他却无论如何也想不通，一个真正仁慈全能的上帝，怎么可能会把秩序建立在一种无比沉重的痛苦之上。于是，＂我深深的感到，整个问题对于人类智力来说过于深奥，如同一条狗在思索牛顿心智那样。

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五种基本情绪在孩子两岁时即发育完毕，从特定的面部表情中可以识别。微笑是快乐，皱眉是悲伤，瞪眼是愤怒，怪相是恐惧，吐舌闭眼是厌恶的表露，而张嘴瞪眼则是惊讶。先天眼盲或耳聋的儿童同样具有这些表情……

——引自章节：导读