Muster und Prozeß: Komplementarität im biologischen Denken
- 1 July 1985
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in The Science of Nature
- Vol. 72 (7) , 337-342
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00410594
Abstract
Evolutionary theory is said to explain order in nature by a historical process. An analysis of the writings of E. Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire shows, however, that pattern and process in nature are not based on simple, i.e. unreflected observation, but rather constitute alternative and incompatible ways of interpretation of observations according to certain methodological rules. It is concluded that pattern and process are complementary views of nature, pattern providing process with a direction, process giving an explanation for pattern.Keywords
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