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According to the Neo-Lamarckian view, this inherited aptitude is to a certain extent the result of the constant exercise of these faculties through a series of generations.
From The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 by John Mason Tyler
Next we may turn, by way of antithesis, to the so-called "Neo-Lamarckian" school of the United States.
From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by George John Romanes
The Neo-Lamarckian theory supplies thus what is lacking in the Neo-Darwinian.
From The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 by John Mason Tyler
In the United States a number of naturalists have advocated what may be called Neo-Lamarckian views of evolution, especially the conception that in some cases rapid evolution may occur.
From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
Thirdly, there is the "Neo-Lamarckian" theory which attributes the cause of variation to the conscious effort of the individual, an effort passed on to descendants.
From Bergson and His Philosophy by John Alexander Gunn
Kassowitz is equally keen and convinced in his opposition to natural selection, and in his comprehensive “Allgemeine Biologic”44 he attacks orthodox Darwinism from the neo-Lamarckian standpoint.
From Naturalism And Religion by Rudolf Otto
As the particular champion of the neo-Lamarckian view, we must name Th.
From Naturalism And Religion by Rudolf Otto
But the question remains, whether the term "effort" must not then be taken in a deeper sense, a sense even more psychological than any neo-Lamarckian supposes.
From Creative Evolution by Arthur Mitchell
The neo-Lamarckian conflict with Darwinism has become more and more acute in recent times, and the neo-Lamarckians have sometimes passed from contrasting rival interpretations to excluding the Darwinian factor altogether.
From Naturalism And Religion by Rudolf Otto
These neo-Lamarckian views give us a picture of the evolution of the world that is much more convincing than the strictly Darwinian one.
From Naturalism And Religion by Rudolf Otto
