Anatomical Philosophy

Japanese: 《解剖哲学》 - かいぼうてつがく
Anatomical Philosophy

He also believed that the differences in the forms of individual organisms were due to the fact that the loss of one part was compensated for by the expansion of other parts, maintaining balance as a whole (the principle of mutual compensation of parts). He detailed these ideas in his major work, Philosophy of Anatomy (1818), but later had a major debate with Cuvier over these ideas. He argued for the direct effect of the environment in terms of biological evolution, and considered the change and extinction of species by placing particular emphasis on the respiratory function.

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Japanese:

…また個々の生物の形態の差異は,一部分の欠損が他の部分の拡大によって補充されて全体としては均衡を保持している(部分相互補塡の原理)ためだとした。これらは,主著《解剖哲学》(1818)に詳しいが,この考えをめぐって後にキュビエと大論争をした。生物進化に関しては環境の直接作用を主張し,とりわけ呼吸機能を重視することによって,種の変化や絶滅を考察した。…

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