Unconscious Memory

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Samuel Butler

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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 W�rter." It is easy, looking back, to see why "Life and Habit" so missed its mark.

Release date NZ

March 26th, 2017

Author

Samuel Butler

Pages

188

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Dimensions

152x229x10

ISBN-13

9781544734316

Product ID

37465470

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