| Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1872 - 522 páginas
...accomplished by the words in which he at last defines the law of evolution. " Evolution," he says, " is a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity, to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, through continuous differentiations and integrations."* These words embarrass the reader, and obscure the subject,... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1862 - 528 páginas
...for its characteristic. Having done this, we are now in a position to frame a true idea of Evolution. Combining these partial definitions we get a complete definition, which may be most conveniently r expressed thus — Evolution is a change from cm indefinite, in, coherent homo<feneiltr,~"tff~tl... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1864 - 538 páginas
...for its characteristic. Having done this, we are now in a position to frame a true idea of Evolution. Combining these partial definitions we get a complete...homogeneity, to a definite, coherent heterogeneity; through continuous differentiations and integrations. It may perhaps be remarked that the last of these clauses... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1864 - 664 páginas
...mathematician (Kirkman) who made the following exquisite translation of a well-known definition : — Evolution is a change from an indefinite, incoherent,...homogeneity to a definite, coherent, heterogeneity, through continuous differentiations and integrations.* {Translation into plain EnqlisTi.~\ Evolution is a change... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1865 - 666 páginas
...to the movement of nature. Having done this, as he thinks, lie arrives at the following definition : "Evolution is a change from an indefinite incoherent...homogeneity to a definite coherent heterogeneity through continuous differentiations aud integrations." But teleology is a subtile poison, and lurks where least... | |
| Sir Norman Lockyer - 1881 - 770 páginas
...mathematician (Kirkman) who made the following exquisite translation of a well-known definition : — " ' Evolution is a change from an indefinite, incoherent,...homogeneity to a definite, coherent, heterogeneity, through continuous differentiations and integrations.' " [Translation into plain English] — ' Evolution is... | |
| Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1872 - 538 páginas
...accomplished by the words in which he at last defines the law of evolution. " Evolution," he says, " is a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity, to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, through continuous differentiations and integrations."* These words embarrass the reader, and obscure the subject,... | |
| Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1872 - 530 páginas
...accomplished by the words in which he at last defines the law of evolution. " Evolution," he says, " is a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity, to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, through continuous differentiations and integrations."* These words embarrass the reader, and obscure the subject,... | |
| Borden Parker Bowne - 1874 - 296 páginas
...mystery of the absolute, and abandon the "carpenter theory" of creation for the higher view, that " evolution is a change from an indefinite, incoherent...homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, through continuous differentiations and integrations." The discussion which involves all these harmonies is... | |
| Borden Parker Bowne - 1874 - 294 páginas
...mystery of the absolute, and abandon the " carpenter theory " of creation for the higher view, that " evolution is a change from an indefinite, incoherent...homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, through continuous differentiations and integrations." The discussion which involves all these harmonies is... | |
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