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Phenomenological depiction of different aspects of a developing organism (the fact that “species” is written above the organism is not meant to imply an external or even metaphysical principle, but its intrinsic identity and formative power)
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This article outlines an epistemological perspective to understand the organism as a temporally changing whole. To analyze the mental faculties involved, the organism’s development and persisting existence is differentiated into four interdependent aspects: descent, future existence, persistent species, and environmentally adapted physical appearan...
