The history of biological theories
- Oxford University Press 1930
- 408 p.
The advent of Darwinism Charles Darwin Alfred Russell Wallace. The reception of the Darwinian theory Criticism of Darwinism by those still in favour of the older schools of thought. Evolutionary philosophy and ethics. The influence of the Darwinian theory in other fields of intellectual activity Darwinism and religion Beauty in the world of living organisms Mimicry. Progress and decay. Ernst Heinrich Haeckel Spontaneous generation. Anthropology Human races. Darwinian morphology and embryology The geographic distribution of animals and plants Paleontology Natural selection. Carl Von Nägeli. The cell theory after the time of Darwin Human heredity The later history of the theory of natural selection Psychology The Lamarckians Genetic ideas in botany. The doctrine of individuality. Species and sub - species and their use in classification Reproduction Hybridization The mechanistic view of development Driesch Darwinism in decline The nature of scientific history