...physical face of the unknowable, better known as matter and motion, had been passing "from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite coherent heterogeneity...through continuous differentiations and integrations," until at last particular sets of nervous plexuses in particular relations to the environment were organized....

...accomplished by the words in which he at last defines the law of evolution. " Evolution," he says, " is a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity,...through continuous differentiations and integrations."* These words embarrass the reader, and obscure the subject, unless the reasons for their choice are...

...its logical claims. What is evolution ? "A change," says its chief exponent, " from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity, to a definite, coherent heterogeneity,...through continuous differentiations and integrations."! This, mark, is the God that is to produce the universe. Let us seek to grasp it. The homogeneous has...

...mathematician (Kirkman) who made the following exquisite translation of a well-known definition : — Evolution is a change from an indefinite, incoherent,...differentiations and integrations.* {Translation into plain EnqlisTi.~\ Evolution is a change from a nohowish, untalkaboutablo, all-alikeness, to a somchowish...

...Evolution is a change from an indefinite, incoherent, homogeneity to a definite, coherent, heterogencity, through continuous differentiations and integrations.*...untalkaboutable, all-alikeness, to a somehowish and in-generaltalkaboutablo not-all-alikeness, by continuous somethingelscifications, and sticktogetherations."...

...mathematician (Kirkman) who made the following exquisite translation of a well-known definition: — Evolution is a change from an indefinite, incoherent,...through continuous differentiations and integrations.* f Translation into plain English.'] Evolution is a change from a nohowish, untalkaboutable, all-alikeness,...

...partial definitions we get a complete definition, which may be most conveniently expressed thus — Evolution is a change from an indefinite, incoherent...through continuous differentiations and integrations. It may perhaps be remarked that the last of these clauses is superfluous ; since the differentiation...

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...to the movement of nature. Having done this, as he thinks, lie arrives at the following definition : "Evolution is a change from an indefinite incoherent...heterogeneity through continuous differentiations aud integrations." But teleology is a subtile poison, and lurks where least suspected. The facts of...

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