Project Gutenberg 2008-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 307 Day, Clarence 1874 1935 Day, Clarence Shepard Day, Clarence, Jr. This Simian World Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "This Simian World" by Clarence Day is a philosophical work written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the nature of humanity by drawing parallels between humans and our animal ancestors, particularly simians (apes and monkeys). Day uses this premise to explore themes about human behavior, society, and civilization, ultimately questioning what it means to be human in the context of our evolutionary past. In "This Simian World," Day presents a series of discourses delivered by an unnamed narrator, who, alongside a companion named Potter, muses on the implications of mankind's descent from simian ancestors. Throughout the narrative, they examine various animal species, contemplating traits such as curiosity, social structure, and instincts, while weighing them against human behaviors. Day employs humor and satirical commentary to discuss issues like civilization, morality, and the inherent flaws in human nature. With an engaging narrative style, the book combines philosophical inquiry with a naturalistic perspective, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of human existence while acknowledging our primal origins. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American wit and humor Evolution (Biology) -- Wit and humor PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science - General Category: Humour Category: Philosophy & Ethics 128517 2025-06-11T04:40:08.882840 text/html 122451 2021-01-03T22:57:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 393744 2021-01-03T22:57:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 460109 2025-06-11T04:40:11.978818 application/epub+zip 461387 2025-06-11T04:40:09.631794 application/epub+zip 103937 2025-06-11T04:40:09.245819 application/epub+zip 519509 2025-06-11T04:40:14.021816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 499908 2025-06-11T04:40:11.644780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146528 2022-08-12T07:18:21.726549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114274 2025-06-11T04:40:08.475825 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 114144 2021-01-03T22:57:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45557 2021-01-03T22:57:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 114133 2021-01-03T22:57:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45519 2021-01-03T22:57:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20703 2025-06-11T04:40:14.167780 application/rdf+xml 13501 2025-06-11T04:40:09.327808 image/jpeg 2085 2025-06-11T04:40:09.286807 image/jpeg 395371 2025-06-11T04:40:08.928782 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia