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cording to Linnzus, Cuvier, Agassiz, and the Natural Theories of 
Development according to Lamarck, Goethe, and Darwin.—Con- 
nection of the former with the Monistic (mechanical), of the latter 
with the Dualistic Conception of the Universe. —Monism and 
Materialism.—Scientific and Moral Materialism—The History of 
Creation according to Moses.—Linnzus as the Founder of the Sys- 
tematic Description of Nature and Distinction of Species.—Linnzeus’ 
Classification and Binary Nomenclature—Meaning of Linnzeus’ Idea 
of Species.—His History of Creation —Linnzeus’ view of the Origin 
of Species... me ba oe Ses om ae one ooo 
CHAPTER III. 
THE HISTORY OF CREATION ACCORDING TO CUVIER 
AND AGASSIZ. 
General Theoretical Meaning of the Idea of Species.—Distinction be- 
tween the Theoretical and Practical Definition of the Idea of Species. 
—Cnvier’s Definition of Species.—Merits of Cuvier as the Founder 
of Comparative Anatomy.—Distinction of the Four Principal Forms 
(types or branches) of the Animal Kingdom, by Cuvier and Bar.— 
Cuvier’s Services to Palzeontology.—His Hypothesis of the Revyo- 
lutions of our Globe, and the Epochs of Creation separated by them. 
—Unknown Supernatural Causes of the Revolutions, and the sub- 
sequent New Creations.—Agassiz’s Teleological System of Nature. 
—His Conception of the Plan of Creation, and its six Categories 
(groups in classification).—Agassiz’s Views of the Creation of 
Species.—Rude Conception of the Creator as a man-like being 
in Agassiz’s Hypothesis of Creation. —Its internal Inconsistency 
and Contradictions with the important Palzontological Laws dis- 
covered by Agassiz... sn a fas Ets ae Be TAT, 
CHAPTER IV. 
THEORY OF DEVELOPMENT ACCORDING TO GOETHE 
AND OKEN. 
Scientific Insufficiency of all Conceptions of a Creation of Individual 
Species—Necessity of the Counter Theories of Development.— 
Historical Survey of the most Important Theories of Development. 
— Aristotle. — His Doctrine of Spontaneous Generation. — The 
Meaning of Nature-philosophy. — Goethe. — His Merits as a 
Naturalist—His Metamorphosis of Plants.—His Vertebral Theory 
of the Skull.—His Discovery of the Mid Jawbone in Man.— 
Goethe’s Interest in the Dispute between Cuvier and Geoffroy 
