Project Gutenberg 2014-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 287 Loeb, Jacques 1859 1924 16025201 The Organism as a Whole, from a Physicochemical Viewpoint E-text prepared by Charlene Taylor, Thiers Halliwell, Bryan Ness, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "The Organism as a Whole, from a Physicochemical Viewpoint" by Jacques Loeb is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the intricate relationships within living organisms, specifically addressing the physicochemical nature of biological processes and how these elements contribute to the unity and functioning of an organism as a whole. It reflects a time of significant advancements in biology and genetics, particularly relating to heredity and evolution. The opening of this treatise presents a discussion on the physicochemical framework of biology, outlining the limitations of purely vitalistic perspectives in understanding organismal harmony and functioning. Loeb emphasizes the importance of the cytoplasm in the egg, positing that it serves as a fundamental structure that guides the development of the organism, independent of Mendelian characteristics. He critiques existing theories while advocating for a consistent approach to studying life phenomena that synthesizes physics, chemistry, and biology, ultimately setting the stage for a broader examination of the unity of living organisms throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45962/45962-h/images/title.jpg Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Biology Life (Biology) Mendel's law QH Text Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry Category: Science - Biology 885382 2025-07-18T13:42:16.403486 text/html 854108 2024-10-24T07:57:48 text/html 947074 2025-07-18T13:42:35.080400 application/epub+zip 959722 2025-07-18T13:42:20.965493 application/epub+zip 317479 2025-07-18T13:42:18.364502 application/epub+zip 1302774 2025-07-18T13:42:44.677360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1180282 2025-07-18T13:42:32.233488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473575 2022-09-20T21:46:09.627457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612289 2025-07-18T13:42:13.930561 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 592181 2024-10-24T07:57:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17421 2025-07-18T13:42:44.923472 application/rdf+xml 9805 2025-07-18T13:42:18.580534 image/jpeg 2347 2025-07-18T13:42:18.474464 image/jpeg 958342 2025-07-18T13:42:16.571496 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia