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To Bartholomäus von Carneri   28 July 1877

July 28. 77.

Dear Sir

I am much obliged for your kind and courteous letter. From what I have observed in various periodicals I can see that the discussion of the Philosophy of Evolution is at present very important. In the course of a few days I will read what you have been so kind as to point out to me with reference to instinct.1

I remain, with much respect | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin.

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Carneri’s letter has not been found. Carneri had previously sent CD copies of his works on morality, psychology, and Darwinism (see Correspondence vol. 19, letter to Bartholomäus von Carneri, 17 April [1871], and Correspondence vol. 24, letter to Bartholomäus von Carneri, 22 April 1876). Carneri was probably working on his Grundlegung der Ethik (Foundation of ethics, Carneri [1880]; see letter from Bartholomäus von Carneri, 30 October 1880 (Calendar no. 12784).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11077F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11077F