Habit and intelligence: a series of essays on the laws of life and mind / by Joseph John Murphy.

  • Joseph John Murphy
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1879
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Credit: Habit and intelligence: a series of essays on the laws of life and mind / by Joseph John Murphy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Note. GROWTH OF ORGANS WITH EXERCISE. Why do Organs Grow with Exercise ? Herbert Spencer’s Theory.—Woody Fibre Possible Nervous Action in Increasing Nutrition in exercised parts . Increased Flow of Blood to exercised parts possibly due to Eelaxatiou of the Nerves of the Arteries . ...... CHAPTER X. THE PROBLEM OF THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES. The Origin of Species is a distinct question from that of Life The Theory of Evolution, i.e. that all Species are descended from a few original Germs The Arguments for Evolution are not fully stated here .... I believe in Evolution, but differ from Darwin, in that I also believe in a Guiding Intelligence .......... The Analogy of Individual Development is in Favour of Evolution . Evolution is not Contrary to Experience. Changes in Language Why the Theorj’ of Evolution has not been earlier admitted Evolution explains Classification ........ Limitations of the Principle above stated . . . . . . . Crystalline and Organic Species ........ Transitional Forms are often still in Existence, but mostly Lost Imperfection of the Geological Record ....... Destruction of Fossils. Denudation. Metamorphism .... Discovery of Intermediate Forms. Reptilian Birds The Arguments from Classification and from Transitional Forms support each other Objection, that these Prove only the Limitation of the Number of Possible Modifications Reply;—the Number 'of Modifications is not Limited by any Mechanical Necessity Full Title of Darwin’s work ....... Darwin’s Theory as accounting for Improvement ..... Darwin’s Theory as accounting for Divergence Summary of Darwin’s Theory Natural Selection is a Real Agent, whether All-explaining or not Conservative Effect of Natural Selection Changes of Circumstances in Geological Time will Promote Organic Change Argument against Evolution from the Invariability of Minute Structure.— Dr. Beale on this Subject Reply Structure is ])robably Variable, but Ic.ss so than Form 1 instance of the Ptcrodactylc’s Bone PAGE 111 111 112 113 113 114 114 114 115 115 116 116 116 117 117 117 119 119 119 120 120 120 121 122 122 122 123 124 125 126