ScienceJohn Michels (Journalist) 1934 |
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Page 119
... nature , Dr. E. L. Thorndike ( Columbia Uni- versity ) pointed out that it may be studied in genes , in the unlearned tendencies , which are our only clew at present to the genes for mental traits , and in the habits , tendencies ...
... nature , Dr. E. L. Thorndike ( Columbia Uni- versity ) pointed out that it may be studied in genes , in the unlearned tendencies , which are our only clew at present to the genes for mental traits , and in the habits , tendencies ...
Page 238
... nature as a mechanism , as dis- tinct from pure mathematics and the biological sci- ences which deal with living matter . We seek to find out the way in which nature works as we may study the working of a machine . We try to do this as ...
... nature as a mechanism , as dis- tinct from pure mathematics and the biological sci- ences which deal with living matter . We seek to find out the way in which nature works as we may study the working of a machine . We try to do this as ...
Page 362
... nature take place . With ultimate explanation , science does not deal.4 It should not be forgotten that all evolutionary phe- nomena are fundamentally inexplicable.5 From the peculiar nature of the case no causal explana- tion of ...
... nature take place . With ultimate explanation , science does not deal.4 It should not be forgotten that all evolutionary phe- nomena are fundamentally inexplicable.5 From the peculiar nature of the case no causal explana- tion of ...
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