The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier, 1994 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... natural selection . In 1842 , Darwin wrote a brief sketch of his theory . Two years later , he expanded it into an essay and showed it to the botanist Joseph Dalton but to no one else . Darwin then began working out all the known ...
... natural selection . In 1842 , Darwin wrote a brief sketch of his theory . Two years later , he expanded it into an essay and showed it to the botanist Joseph Dalton but to no one else . Darwin then began working out all the known ...
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... natural selection working on naturally occurring variations within a popula- tion as the mechanism of evolution , Darwin could not explain the source of the variations . Biol- ogists , who quickly noticed this flaw in Darwin's system ...
... natural selection working on naturally occurring variations within a popula- tion as the mechanism of evolution , Darwin could not explain the source of the variations . Biol- ogists , who quickly noticed this flaw in Darwin's system ...
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... natural law and natural rights is a necessary and sufficient condition of belief in democracy . One of the most notable defenders of this view is Jacques Maritain . The difficulties it faces are many . The notion of natural law is ...
... natural law and natural rights is a necessary and sufficient condition of belief in democracy . One of the most notable defenders of this view is Jacques Maritain . The difficulties it faces are many . The notion of natural law is ...
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