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VI. The phylogenetic development of man and the general theories on evolution

VI. The phylogenetic development of man and the general theories on evolution VI. The phylogenetic development of man and the general theories on evolution The .study of the phylogenetic development of hominids as far as it can be deduced from the various fossil remains themselves known hitherto raises the question which of the general factors may be responsible for the special course taken by man in evolution. So as to relax from the daily routine of describing and comparing, we at times feel the need to devote ourselves to those more general problems. in doing so, it will prevent us from neglecting too badly the general biological laws which govern the creation of new types such as we ourselves represent when compared with the lowest hominid forms. Edwin L. Goodrich, the well known zoologist of Oxford, in his book on the living organisms in which he attempts to prove once more the correctness of the Darwinian theory, states: "Every theory of evolution must be tested by the results of palaeontology; no condusion can be ac- cepted which is inconsistent with them." Such a reservation is of significance. For, though theories of evolution as first interpreted by Lamarck and Darwin essentially deal with historical matters, they were chiefly deductions inferred from the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) Wiley

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Copyright © 1939 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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1000-9515
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1755-6724
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10.1111/j.1755-6724.1939.mp19001006.x
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VI. The phylogenetic development of man and the general theories on evolution The .study of the phylogenetic development of hominids as far as it can be deduced from the various fossil remains themselves known hitherto raises the question which of the general factors may be responsible for the special course taken by man in evolution. So as to relax from the daily routine of describing and comparing, we at times feel the need to devote ourselves to those more general problems. in doing so, it will prevent us from neglecting too badly the general biological laws which govern the creation of new types such as we ourselves represent when compared with the lowest hominid forms. Edwin L. Goodrich, the well known zoologist of Oxford, in his book on the living organisms in which he attempts to prove once more the correctness of the Darwinian theory, states: "Every theory of evolution must be tested by the results of palaeontology; no condusion can be ac- cepted which is inconsistent with them." Such a reservation is of significance. For, though theories of evolution as first interpreted by Lamarck and Darwin essentially deal with historical matters, they were chiefly deductions inferred from the

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Published: Mar 1, 1939

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