Lloyd Morgan's theory of instinct
From Darwinism to neo-Darwinism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4004772 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert J Richards (0000-0003-2612-4063, University of Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 12-32 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-5061 • E-ISSN: 1520-6696 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1520-6696(197701)13:1<12::aid-jhbs2300130103>3.0.co;2-e |
| PMID | 320250 |
| OpenAlex | W2012187683 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Darwin's proposal of two sources of instinct--natural selection and inherited habit--fostered among late nineteenth century evolutionists a variety of conflicting notions concerning the mechanisms of evolution. The British comparative psychologist C. Lloyd Morgan was a cardinal figure in restructuring the orthodox Darwinian conception to relieve the confusion besetting it and to meet the demands of the new biology of Weismann. This paper traces the development of Morgan's ideas about instinct against the background of his philosophic assumptions and the views of instinct theorists from Darwin and Romanes to McDougall and Lorenz.
Biology · Confusion · Darwin (ADL) · Darwinism · Epistemology · Evolutionary biology · Evolutionism · Instinct · Natural selection · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Social Darwinism · Sociology · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Psychology · Social Representations and Identity
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1982 - 2019 (38) |
| Highly cited | No |