The Origin of Species · Character
Goethe
A poet and naturalist who speculated on plant metamorphosis.
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Also known as Goethe
First appearance: an historical sketch of the progress of opinion on the origin of species previously to the publication of the first edition of this work
Goethe shows up with force in Compensation and Economy of Growth. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Expressed the law of compensation as 'in order to spend on one side, nature is forced to economise on the other side.'
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In Compensation and Economy of Growth: Expressed the law of compensation as 'in order to spend on one side, nature is forced to economise on the other side.' Later, in Endnotes: Noted as an extreme partisan of similar…
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See Goethe in an historical sketch of the progress of opinion on the origin of species previously to the publication of the first edition of this work