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Philosophy of biology Materialism Objectivism dialectical materialism Creative evolution vitalism Epiphenomenalistic materialism

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Jacques Loeb

Jacques Loeb

German biologist

greylag. Flock of Greylag geese during their winter migration at Bosque del Apache National Refugee, New Mexico. greylag goose (Anser anser)

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