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Neo-Lamarckism is therefore, of all the later forms of evolutionism, the only one capable of admitting an internal and psychological principle of development, although it is not bound to do so.
From Creative Evolution by Mitchell, Arthur
The next letter relates to a controversy with Romanes concerning Herbert Spencer's argument about Co-adaptation which Romanes had urged in support of Neo-Lamarckism as opposed to Natural Selection.
From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 by Marchant, James
New doctrines and improved methods of enquiry have arisen—Mutationism, Mendelism, Weismannism, Neo-Lamarckism, Biometrics, Eugenics and what not—are being diligently exploited.
From The Coming of Evolution The Story of a Great Revolution in Science by John W.
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