Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science, University of Leeds, UK.
C R Biol. 2010 Feb;333(2):129-33. doi: 10.1016/j.crvi.2009.11.013. Epub 2010 Feb 9.
The Darwin of pangenesis is very much another Darwin. Pangenesis is Darwin's comprehensive theory of generation, his theory about all sexual and asexual modes of reproduction and growth. He never explicitly integrated pangenesis with his theory of natural selection. He first formulated pangenesis in the 1840s and integrated it with the physiology, including the cytology, of that era. It was, therefore, not consilient with the newer cytology of the 1860s when he published it in 1868. By reflecting on the role of pangenesis in Darwin's life and work, we can learn to take a wider view of his most general theorising about animal and plant life.
泛生论的达尔文与另一个达尔文非常不同。泛生论是达尔文关于生殖的综合理论，是他关于所有有性和无性生殖与生长方式的理论。他从未明确将泛生论与自然选择理论整合在一起。他最初在 19 世纪 40 年代提出了泛生论，并将其与当时的生理学，包括细胞学，整合在一起。因此，当他在 1868 年出版时，它与 19 世纪 60 年代更新的细胞学并不一致。通过反思泛生论在达尔文生活和工作中的作用，我们可以学会更广泛地看待他关于动物和植物生命的最普遍的理论化。
