They do not understand that this is the lamarckian view of evolution, not the Darwinian; nor will Mr. Allen's book greatly help the ordinary reader to catch the difference between the two theories, in spite of his frequent reference to Mr. Darwin's "distinctive feature," and to his "master-key."
"Luck or Cunning?"
Samuel Butler
Most people will call it lamarckian.
"Luck or Cunning?"
Samuel Butler
Before I had finished writing this book I fell in with Professor Mivart's "Genesis of Species," and for the first time understood the distinction between the lamarckian and Charles-Darwinian systems of evolution.
"Luck or Cunning?"
Samuel Butler