Neo-Lamarckian
- a word derived from Neo-Lamarckism.
- a word derived from neo-Lamarckism.
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On the whole Osborne's verdict would seem just: The Neo-Lamarckian theory fails to explain heredity, Weismann's theory does not explain evolution.
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 Tyler, John Mason
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 Tyler, John Mason
The so-called Neo-Lamarckian school believes in the transmissibility of acquired characteristics, and of at least particular effects of use and disuse.
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 Tyler, John Mason
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 Gunn, John Alexander
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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
As the particular champion of the neo-Lamarckian view, we must name Th.
From Naturalism And Religion by Otto, Rudolf
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 Otto, Rudolf
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 Otto, Rudolf
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 Mitchell, Arthur
The American palæontologists in particular—Cope, Hyatt, Ryder, Dall, Packard, Osborn—have worked out a complete neo-Lamarckian theory based upon the fossil record.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
