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Samuel Butler
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Unconscious Memory
Samuel Butler
Butler tells ("Life and Habit," p. 33) that he sometimes hoped "that this book would be regarded as a valuable adjunct to Darwinism." He was bitterly disappointed in the event, for the book, as a whole, was received by professional biologists as a gigantic joke - a joke, moreover, not in the best possible taste. True, its central ideas, largely those of Lamarck, had been presented by Hering in 1870 (as Butler found shortly after his publication); they had been favourably received, developed by Haeckel, expounded and praised by Ray Lankester. Coming from Butler, they met with contumely, even from such men as Romanes, who, as Butler had no difficulty in proving, were unconsciously inspired by the same ideas - "Nur mit ein bischen ander'n Wörter." It is easy, looking back, to see why "Life and Habit" so missed its mark.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 26, 2017 |
ISBN13 | 9781544734316 |
Publishers | Createspace Independent Publishing Platf |
Pages | 188 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 10 mm · 258 g |
Language | English |
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