On the Ethics of NaturalismW. Blackwood and Sons, 1885 - 292 páginas |
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... adaptation , ( 7 ) Cannot be shown to lead to happiness , ( c ) Insufficiency of adaptation as evolutionist end , 2. End suggested by the tendency to variation , ( a ) Prescribes self development rather than self- • 201 203 207 207 209 ...
... adaptation , ( 7 ) Cannot be shown to lead to happiness , ( c ) Insufficiency of adaptation as evolutionist end , 2. End suggested by the tendency to variation , ( a ) Prescribes self development rather than self- • 201 203 207 207 209 ...
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... adapted survive . The theory of evolution is thus primarily the history of an order of sequent facts and relations . It is an account of the origin or growth of things , which attempts to explain their nature and consti- a teleologi ...
... adapted survive . The theory of evolution is thus primarily the history of an order of sequent facts and relations . It is an account of the origin or growth of things , which attempts to explain their nature and consti- a teleologi ...
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... adapting itself to them or else disappearing . What the theory does show is , that adaptation to environment is necessary for life , and that organisms unable to adapt themselves pass away . Adaptation to environment will thus be ...
... adapting itself to them or else disappearing . What the theory does show is , that adaptation to environment is necessary for life , and that organisms unable to adapt themselves pass away . Adaptation to environment will thus be ...
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... adapted functioning . But , just as pain gave way to pleasure , so pleasure itself subsides , the action becomes merely reflex and passes out of consciousness al- together , unless it be so long continued as to pro- duce fatigue- that ...
... adapted functioning . But , just as pain gave way to pleasure , so pleasure itself subsides , the action becomes merely reflex and passes out of consciousness al- together , unless it be so long continued as to pro- duce fatigue- that ...
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... adaptation to environ- self - preser- ment , will be regarded as the end , with which adap- tation will be connected as the essential means . This notion of self - preservation has played a remarkable part in ethical and psychological ...
... adaptation to environ- self - preser- ment , will be regarded as the end , with which adap- tation will be connected as the essential means . This notion of self - preservation has played a remarkable part in ethical and psychological ...
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