Ɛpsilon

To G. J. Romanes   27 December [1878]

From Mr. C. Darwin, Down, Beckenham.

I strongly recommend you to read Prof. James’ article in the July nor (1878) p. 236 of the Journal of Speculative Philosophy (U. States) on “Brute & Human Intellect”.1

Dec. 27th.

Apc

Postmark: DE 28 78

1
William James’s article, ‘Brute and human intellect’ (James 1878), dealt with differences in the modes of thinking of humans and animals and characterised the development of different types of human thinking.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 Mr] altered from ‘Mrs’
1.2 Intellect”.] before del illeg

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11806,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11806