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Since Pawlow [Pavlov] and his pupils have succeeded in causing the secretion of saliva in the dog by means of optic and acoustic signals, it no longer seems strange to us that what the philosopher terms an 'idea' is a process which can cause chemical changes in the body.

Jacques Loeb

CREATION OF LIFE.
The Startling Discovery of Prof. Loeb.
Lower Animals Produced by Chemical Means.
Process May Apply to the Human Species.
Immaculate Conception is Explained.
Wonderful Experiments Conducted at Woods Hole.

Jacques Loeb

For the metaphysical term 'will' we may in these instances safely substitute the chemical term 'photochemical action of light.'

Jacques Loeb

Without a structure in the egg to begin with, no formation of a complicated organism is imaginable...

Jacques Loeb

Nothing indicates, however, at present that the artificial production of living matter is beyond the possibilities of science...

Jacques Loeb

Jacques Loeb

Jacques Loeb

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Born: April 7, 1859

Died: February 11, 1924 (aged 64)

Bio: Jacques Loeb was a German-born American physiologist and biologist.

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The mechanistic conception of life (1912)

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