The Border Between Humans and Animals

The idea of the blurriness between humans and animals is something we associate very strongly with Darwinian evolutionary theory. In physiognomy, for instance, a text published in 1886, has a sort of map of characteristics that should help us decode what more of a character certain humans have. Dr Lutche de Revenini's Admirandis also talks about where do humans come from - rotten matter or spontaneous generation.