As many more individuals of each species are born than can possibly survive; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being, if it vary however slightly in any manner profitable to itself, under... Fraser's Magazine - Page 1851860Full view - About this book
| James Iverach - Christianity - 1894 - 264 pages
...extension of the human analogy in the large part which " utility " has played in the Darwinian theory. "Any being, if it vary, however slightly, in any manner profitable to itself, will have a better chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected." Every structure either now... | |
| James Iverach - Christianity - 1894 - 252 pages
...the Darwinian theory. " Any being, if it vary, however slightly, in any manner profitable to itself, will have a better chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected." Every structure either now is or was formerly of some direct or indirect use to its possessor. In fact,... | |
| Charles Darwin - Science - 1896 - 408 pages
...each species are born than can possibly survive; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being,...chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected. From the strong principle of inheritance, any selected variety will tend to propagate its new and modified... | |
| Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1896 - 406 pages
...each species are born than can possibly survive; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being,...chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected. From the strong principle of inheritance, any selected variety will tend to propagate its new and modified... | |
| Marion Daniel Shutter - Religion and science - 1900 - 318 pages
...each species are born than can possibly survive ; and as consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being,...chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected. From the strong principle of inheritance, any selected variety will tend to propagate its new and modified... | |
| William Romaine Paterson - Life - 1901 - 248 pages
...each species are born than can possibly survive, and as consequently there is a frequently occurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being,...of life, will have a better chance of surviving." 3 Now, given these facts, and granted also the principle of design which is not in dispute, let us... | |
| Benjamin Kidd - Civilization - 1902 - 588 pages
...species are born than can possibly survive ; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being,...chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected.'*- From the strong principle of inheritance, 1 The close connection between the Darwinian hypothesis (of... | |
| Benjamin Kidd - Civilization - 1902 - 556 pages
...species are born than can possibly survive ; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being,...better chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected.1 From the strong principle of inheritance, 1 The close connection between the Darwinian hypothesis... | |
| Benjamin Kidd - Civilization - 1902 - 558 pages
...of the principle of Natural Selection, the terms used are worthy of attention. "Any being," he says, "if it vary however slightly in any manner profitable...better chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected."1 The import of the words here put in italics will be obvious ; and in all the later references... | |
| Literature - 1903 - 820 pages
...and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that аду being, if it vary, however slightly, in any manner...chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected. From the strong principle of inheritance any selected variety will tend to propagate its new and modified... | |
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