Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work

Chapter 6

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Early Ideas on Evolution--Erasmus Darwin--Lamarck--Herbert Spencer--Difference between Evolution and Natural Selection--Huxley's Preparation for Evolution--The Novelty of Natural Selection--The Advantage of Natural Selection as a Working Hypothesis--Huxley's Unchanged Position with regard to Evolution and Natural Selection from 1860 to 1894.