# Lamarck — The Origin of Species character guide

> Lamarck in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lamarck

**First appearance:** 0001-an-historical-sketch-of-the-progress-of-opinion-on-the-origin-of-species-previously-to-the-publication-of-the-first-edition-of-this-work

## Who they are

A naturalist who proposed an early theory of evolution by acquired traits.

## In the story

### [An Historical Sketch of the Progress of Opinion on the Origin of Species, Previously to the Publication of the First Edition of This Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/an-historical-sketch-of-the-progress-of-opinion-on-the-origin-of-species-previously-to-the-publication-of-the-first-edition-of-this-work)

First to publish conclusions on species descent, attributing change to use and disuse, physical conditions, and a law of progressive development.

### [On the Degree to Which Organisation Tends to Advance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/on-the-degree-to-which-organisation-tends-to-advance)

Mentioned for his belief in an innate and inevitable tendency towards perfection, which led him to invoke spontaneous generation to explain the persistence of lowly forms.

### [Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection as Applied to Instincts: Neuter and Sterile Insects](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/objections-to-the-theory-of-natural-selection-as-applied-to-instincts-neuter-and-sterile-insects)

Mentioned in the context of the doctrine of inherited habit, which Darwin contrasts with his own explanation.

### [Analogical Resemblances](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/analogical-resemblances)

Acknowledged as first to call attention to the distinction between real affinities and analogical resemblances.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned in the context of the date of his first publication and his views on species.

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