Project Gutenberg 2016-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 75 Spencer, Herbert 1820 1903 06022509 The Factors of Organic Evolution Produced by Richard Tonsing, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Factors of Organic Evolution" by Herbert Spencer is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book discusses the complex processes of biological evolution, emphasizing the interplay between various factors that influence the development of species, including natural selection and inheritance of acquired characteristics. Through its exploration of evolutionary theory, it engages with broader implications for psychology, ethics, and sociology. At the start of this work, the author presents an overview of the chaotic state of scientific opinion regarding organic evolution prior to Darwin's contributions. He reflects on the confusion between creationism and scientific hypotheses and sets the stage for a deeper investigation into how organisms adapt over time. Spencer aims to clarify how both natural selection and the inheritance of functional modifications contribute to the evolutionary process, arguing that neither can explain all phenomena observed in nature on their own. The opening portion lays the groundwork for a more intricate discussion of evolutionary theory, revealing the tensions and debates of the scientific community in the 19th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Evolution QH Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 211967 211968 2024-09-22T04:49:34.431295 2023-09-23T03:32:32.602697 text/html text/html 209297 2016-08-13T20:36:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 96859 2016-08-13T20:36:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 112769 2024-09-22T04:49:38.209298 application/epub+zip 113313 2024-09-22T04:49:35.234300 application/epub+zip 113313 2024-09-22T04:49:34.807319 application/epub+zip 173240 2024-09-22T04:49:40.572275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156955 2024-09-22T04:49:37.833332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157165 2022-09-24T01:04:38.922074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189007 188776 2024-09-22T04:49:34.091327 2023-09-23T03:32:32.269640 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 189267 2016-08-13T20:36:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 66158 2016-08-13T20:36:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18130 2024-09-22T04:49:40.703276 application/rdf+xml 8405 2024-09-22T04:49:34.875281 image/jpeg 1660 2024-09-22T04:49:34.842269 image/jpeg 100045 2024-09-22T04:49:34.451279 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia