Note 303 — Part III. ON THE FINAL CAUSES OF TRANSFORMATION. (continued 2)

[In a recently published work by Dr. Wilhelm Roux this author has attempted to work out the idea of an analogy between the struggle for existence and survival of the fittest in individuals and species, and the struggle for existence and survival of the parts in the individual organism. See “Der Kampf der Theile im Organismus: ein Beitrag zur Vervollständigung der mechanischen Zweckmässigkeitslehre,” Leipzig, 1881. R.M.]