Note 53 — Chapter I
Hugh J. C. Beavan translation
After having said that the idea of good and evil (moralité) exists among all men, M. de Quatrefages adds, that “the notion of the Divinity and that of another life are also generally diffused” (Unité de l’Espèce Humaine, p. 23). We shall demonstrate further on (chap. v) that this statement is incorrect, and how fragile the bases are upon which M. de Quatrefages rests the fundamental characteristics which, according to him, distinguish the human kingdom.