The nature of living matter

About this eBook

Author

Hogben, Lancelot Thomas, 1895-1975

Original Publication

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1930.

Credits

Sean (@parchmentglow)

Language

English

LoC Class

QH: Science: Natural history

Subject

Biology

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78368

Release Date

April 6, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.THE NATURE OF LIVING MATTER
3. 3.FOREWORD
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.PART I VITALISM AND MECHANISM SUMMARY
6. 6.INTRODUCTION — §1 — §2 — §3
7. 7.I. THE MECHANIZATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS — §1 — §2 — §3
8. 8.II. THE ATOMISTIC VIEW OF PARENTHOOD — §1 — §2 — §3
9. 9.III. THE NATURE OF LIFE — §1 — §2 — §3
10. 10.IV. THE CONCEPT OF ADAPTATION — §1 — §2 — §3
11. 11.PART II DARWINISM AND THE ATOMISTIC INTERPRETATION OF INHERITANCE SUMMARY
12. 12.V. THE METHODOLOGY OF EVOLUTION — §1 — §2 — §3
13. 13.VI. THE PROBLEM OF SPECIES — §1 — §2 — §3
14. 14.VII. NATURAL SELECTION AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH — §1 — §2 — §3
15. 15.VIII. THE SURVIVAL OF THE EUGENIST
16. 16.PART III HOLISM AND THE PUBLICIST STANDPOINT IN PHILOSOPHY SUMMARY
17. 17.IX. BIOLOGY AND HUMANISM — §1 — §2 — §3
18. 18.X. PUBLICITY, REALITY, AND RELIGION — §1 — §2 — §3
19. 19.XI. PRIVACY, PUBLICITY, AND EDUCATION — §1 — §2 — §3 — §4
20. 20.XII. THE PUBLICIST STANDPOINT AND HOLISM — §1 — §2 — §3
21. 21.FOOTNOTES

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