Darwin, and after Darwin : an exposition of the Darwinian theory and a discussion of post-Darwinian questions. II, Post-Darwinian questions of heredity and utility /
"As its sub-title announces, the present volume is mainly devoted to a consideration of those Post-Darwinian Theories which involve fundamental questions of Heredity and Utility. As regards Heredity, I have restricted the discussion almost exclusively to Professor Weismann's views, partly...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
Open Court,
1897.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "As its sub-title announces, the present volume is mainly devoted to a consideration of those Post-Darwinian Theories which involve fundamental questions of Heredity and Utility. As regards Heredity, I have restricted the discussion almost exclusively to Professor Weismann's views, partly because he is at present by far the most important writer upon this subject, and partly because his views with regard to it raise with most distinctness the issue which lies at the base of all Post-Darwinian speculation touching this subject--the issue as to the inheritance or non-inheritance of acquired characters. My examination of the Utility question may well seem to the general reader needlessly elaborate; for to such a reader it can scarcely fail to appear that the doctrine which I am assailing has been broken to fragments long before the criticism has drawn to a close"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Item Description: | Includes indexes. Reprint. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 344 pages) : portrait ; Also issued in print. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |