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  • Cuvier's argument with Lamarck was not a religious one; it was just that he thought Lamarck's ideas were wrong scientifically and that whilst there was no proof for evolution, it was at best a ridiculous castle in the air.

    A Conversation with Rebecca Stott about The Coral Thief 2010

  • He did his best to lampoon Lamarck's ideas where he could, whilst also trying to retain an air of scientific neutrality and fairness.

    A Conversation with Rebecca Stott about The Coral Thief 2010

  • Lamarck's little oopsy-daisies didn't cause millions of deaths by economically-induced-famine.

    Galbraith vs. the Internet, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Although Darwin also at times defended aspects of Lamarck's view, he also clearly articulates and defends the view that evolutionary change results from natural selection acting upon inherited traits under variation.

    Heritability Downes, Stephen M. 2009

  • New York Medical College cell biologist Stuart Newman has said publicly he believes that "over the next couple of decades Lamarck's way of looking at things [the inheritance of acquired characteristics] will be more incorporated into mainstream biology."

    Olduvai, Evolution, and Darwin 2009

  • Some of these elements in Lamarck's later theory did, however, have some impact on British readings (Sloan 2007,1997)

    Evolution Sloan, Phillip 2008

  • The reception of Lamarck's views remains a topic of active scholarly exploration (Laurent 1997, section 4; Corsi, 2001).

    Evolution Sloan, Phillip 2008

  • Formulated within an institutional context dedicated to scientific work, Lamarck's theories also had the necessary material conditions for their elaboration in relation to extensive museum collections of materials.

    Evolution Sloan, Phillip 2008

  • In the MS, Lamarck's soft inheritance is effectively impossible.

    Archive 2009-01-04 William Harryman 2008

  • In view of the many interpretations (and misinterpretations) of Lamarck's views since 1809, the primary features of Lamarck's theory need to be carefully detailed.

    Evolution Sloan, Phillip 2008

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