RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1838-1839]. Notebook N: 87e-88e (excised pages). CUL-DAR87.85. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR 87-90 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man 2d ed. (1874-1877).
Notebook N: Metaphysics & expression. Text & image CUL-DAR126
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If dislike, distaste & disapproval were not something more than the unfitness of the objects then viewed to organs adapted to other objects. (as that senna is necessarily disagreeable to organs adapted to like sugar, acid, &c, which may be doubted for possibly even taste of senna might be acquired, as the Turks have of rhubarb: again on other hand, it is said people, who like sweet things dislike others.— dogs dislike perfume) I should think, great principle of liking, as simply heredetary habit.—
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A blind man might be born with idea of scarlet, as well as remember it.—
Why do children pout & not men— orang-outang & chimpanze pout.— Former, whines just like a child.
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