From Alfred Espinas March 1872
Summary
AE, philosophy professor, is disposed to accept natural selection, but argues that it lacks direction. Suggests that direction would be given if one assumed the appearance of multiple advantageous traits in a single individual. Cites Herbert Spencer, Rudolf Virchow, Claude Bernard, and Carl Vogt.
| Author: | Alfred Victor (Alfred) Espinas |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | Mar 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 163: 33 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8231 |
