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... animals , and thence to man . Man may be regarded either in his organism or in his dynamism in the functions which constitute his physical life , or in the ' operations which constitute his mental life . Are both of these forms of life ...
... animals , and thence to man . Man may be regarded either in his organism or in his dynamism in the functions which constitute his physical life , or in the ' operations which constitute his mental life . Are both of these forms of life ...
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... animal possesses the voice peculiar to its kind ; but even individual characteristics are transmitted ; as , for instance , stammering , speaking through the nose , and lisping . There are many families of singers , and there are also ...
... animal possesses the voice peculiar to its kind ; but even individual characteristics are transmitted ; as , for instance , stammering , speaking through the nose , and lisping . There are many families of singers , and there are also ...
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... animals , live without contracting habits ; without undergoing , under the influence of circumstances , or from an excess or deficiency in the exercise of each organ , modifications of all kinds , which remain fixed in him . Are these ...
... animals , live without contracting habits ; without undergoing , under the influence of circumstances , or from an excess or deficiency in the exercise of each organ , modifications of all kinds , which remain fixed in him . Are these ...
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... is preserved , by generation , for the new individuals 1 Darwin , Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication , vol . ii . p . 6 . Edition , 1868 . which descend from them , provided the changes acquired are Introduction . 9.
... is preserved , by generation , for the new individuals 1 Darwin , Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication , vol . ii . p . 6 . Edition , 1868 . which descend from them , provided the changes acquired are Introduction . 9.
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... animals , in pursuance of an object determined by their organization , and specific characters . Again , instinct is ... animal performs under the guidance of its indi- vidual experience , 1 and which , consequently , are analogous to ...
... animals , in pursuance of an object determined by their organization , and specific characters . Again , instinct is ... animal performs under the guidance of its indi- vidual experience , 1 and which , consequently , are analogous to ...
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