02396cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500580014426400510020230000470025333600260030033700260032633800360035250001050038850000310049350801820052452012570070653400450196365300140200885600430202299900170206533514UtSlPG20260610133750.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQH1 aNägeli, Carl,d1817-189112aA Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aA translation of the summary of the author's Mechanisch-physiologische Theorie der Abstammungslehre.  aRelease date is 2010-08-23  aProduced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive)  a"A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution" by Carl Nägeli is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores fundamental principles of biological evolution from a mechanistic and physiological standpoint, emphasizing the role of internal and external factors in the development and complexity of organisms. Nägeli presents his micellar theory, which posits that living organisms are composed of micelles that evolve through processes of spontaneous generation and adaptation.  In the book, Nägeli outlines his views on evolution, focusing on the structure and function of living matter. He discusses the formation of organized bodies from unorganized matter, the role of molecular forces, and the significance of idioplasm as the carrier of hereditary traits. The text critiques Darwinian natural selection and emphasizes an intrinsic guiding force within organisms, leading to increasingly complex structures through an automatic perfecting process. Nägeli's approach integrates insights from biology, chemistry, and physics, presenting a comprehensive view of organic evolution that garnered attention but remains less recognized than his contemporaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEvolution40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33514  c74360d74360