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  1. Der Potenzbegriff in der Entwicklungsmechanik.P. Raven - 1938 - Acta Biotheoretica 4 (1):51-64.
    The conception of “prospective potency” was defined by its author H.Driesch as “the sum of the possible modes of development of a given part of the embryo”. However, in the language of science the word “potency” usually means “power”, not “possibility”. Therefore this conception from the beginning possessed a certain ambiguity, that it retained up to the present. The distinction of “active” and “passive” potency, introduced by Roux, has found no general acceptance. It appeared necessary to submit the conception of (...)
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  • Organisers and Genes.C. H. Waddington - 1941 - Philosophy of Science 8 (3):463-463.
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  • Der potenzbegriff in der entwicklungsmechanik.Chr P. Raven - 1938 - Acta Biotheoretica 4 (1):51-64.
    The conception of “prospective potency” was defined by its author H.Driesch as “the sum of the possible modes of development of a given part of the embryo”. However, in the language of science the word “potency” usually means “power”, not “possibility”. Therefore this conception from the beginning possessed a certain ambiguity, that it retained up to the present. The distinction of “active” and “passive” potency, introduced by Roux, has found no general acceptance. It appeared necessary to submit the conception of (...)
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