Zeitmuster in der Evolution der Säugetiere und ihrer Vorläufer

Jahrbuch für Goetheanismus 2008, 2008

Temporal pattern in the evolution of mammals and their ancestors

The fundamental threefold shape of the vertebrates, namely head, trunk and limbs, had formed by the Upper Carboniferous period, primarily in water. After this, in the Permian and Mesozoic periods, the development of the threefolding of organs and parts of the body came… read more

Evolutionsbiologie heute

Jahrbuch für Goetheanismus 2008, 2008

Evolutionary Biology today

Following the initial discovery of photosynthesis and respiration of organic substance, General Biology has discovered the principle of symbiosis at all levels of the living world: in the biosphere as a whole, in the eco-organism of the landscape and in the so-called single organisms of plants and animals,… read more

Zur Autonomieentstehung in der Evolution - Eine Übersicht

Jahrbuch für Goetheanismus 2006, 2006

The generation of autonomy in evolution - a survey

The hypothesis is advanced that major evolutionary innovations are characterized by an increase of organismal autonomy in the sense of an emancipation from the environment. After a brief overview of some new aspects of the question of macroevolutionary innovations from recent scientific… read more

Zur Autonomieentstehung in der Evolution - Eine Übersicht

Jahrbuch für Goetheanismus 2006, 2006

The generation of autonomy in evolution - a survey

The hypothesis is advanced that major evolutionary innovations are characterized by an increase of organismal autonomy in the sense of an emancipation from the environment. After a brief overview of some new aspects of the question of macroevolutionary innovations from recent scientific… read more