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The Descent of Man (1871) publishes ranked passages on races and 'savages' as a dated book, not as twenty chapter-Facts

In 1871 The Descent of Man published ranked passages on races and 'savages' as Darwin's public prose. The instrument is that dated book-cluster, not twenty chapter-Facts and not a 20th-century statute. In the causal graph this event strengthens the driver Income Inequality.

The Descent of Man (1871) publishes ranked passages on races and 'savages' as a dated book, not as twenty chapter-Facts
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In 1871 The Descent of Man published ranked passages on races and 'savages' as Darwin's public prose. The instrument is that dated book-cluster, not twenty chapter-Facts and not a 20th-century statute. Charles Darwin's documented role is: He wrote the 1871 book. Later eugenic statutes are not this text. Ranked passages on human groups are his public prose.

Context

The improving Descent row stores common descent of humans. This stores the ranking passages. Sharing later misuses as reception is required without back-dating them. The setting of The Descent of Man (1871) publishes ranked passages on races and 'savages' as a dated book, not as twenty chapter-Facts is the public file around 1871-02-01. Driver income-inequality is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Shared responsibility is part of The Descent of Man (1871) publishes ranked passages on races and 'savages' as a dated book, not as twenty chapter-Facts. Naming Charles Darwin does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1871-02-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

Why it matters

Worsening path from The Descent of Man (1871) publishes ranked passages on races and 'savages' as a dated book, not as twenty chapter-Facts on 1871-02-01. A public ranking of human groups inside a scientific book is an inequality path stored as cost. The evolutionary argument of the same book sits on the improving twin, not as a rebate here. The welfare reading on this path is worsening.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

    He wrote the 1871 book. Later eugenic statutes are not this text. Ranked passages on human groups are his public prose.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactThe Descent of Man (1871) publishes ranked passages on races and 'savages' as a dated book, not as twenty chapter-Facts
    2. strengthensDriverIncome Inequality

    impact weight 0.35 · Effect from 1 February 1871 · verified

    A public ranking of human groups inside a scientific book is an inequality path stored as cost. The evolutionary argument of the same book sits on the improving twin, not as a rebate here.

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Darwinism, human evolution neighbourhoodStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Project Gutenberg — Darwin, The Descent of ManProject Gutenberg · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Project Gutenberg — Darwin, The Descent of Man at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2300 (opens in a new tab) (Project Gutenberg). Independent locator: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Darwinism, human evolution neighbourhood at https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/darwinism/ (opens in a new tab) (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Official carrier: Project Gutenberg — Darwin, The Descent of Man (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2300 (opens in a new tab); Project Gutenberg). Independent carrier: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Darwinism, human evolution neighbourhood (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/darwinism/ (opens in a new tab); Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).

Established: a sourced public record of The Descent of Man (1871) publishes ranked passages on races and 'savages' as a dated book, not as twenty chapter-Facts under 1871-02-01 for Charles Darwin. Established: a sourced public record of The Descent of Man (1871) publishes ranked passages on races and 'savages' as a dated book, not as twenty chapter-Facts under 1871-02-01.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. One 1871 book. Mixed effects of The Descent of Man (1871) publishes ranked passages on races and 'savages' as a dated book, not as twenty chapter-Facts are separate paths.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorCharles Darwin
  2. contributed toFactThe Descent of Man (1871) publishes ranked passages on races and 'savages' as a dated book, not as twenty chapter-Facts
  3. strengthensDriverIncome Inequality

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Factrail. (2026). The Descent of Man (1871) publishes ranked passages on races and 'savages' as a dated book, not as twenty chapter-Facts. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/dar-descent-race

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Accessed 16 October 2026.

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