Francis Galton's saltationism and the ambiguities of selection

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 48:272-279 (2014)
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Discontinuity in evolution.Francis Galton - 1894 - Mind 3 (11):362-372.
Making the case for orthogenesis: The popularization of definitely directed evolution.Mark A. Ulett - 2014 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 45 (1):124-132.

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