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In 1790 Goethe published his study on The Metamorphosis of Plants, 123 sections divided into an introduction and eight chapters. None of Goethe’s other writings on natural science approaches the inner unity and intellectual scope of this treatise, with which only the Theory of Color can compare.
‘Goethe und der Begriff der Metamorphose’. Originally published in Goethe 90 (1973) 11–21. Translated from the German by Frederick Amrine. This original English translation published here with the kind permission of the Goethe-Gesellschaft in Weimar.
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Portmann, A. (1987). Goethe and the Concept of Metamorphosis. In: Amrine, F., Zucker, F.J., Wheeler, H. (eds) Goethe and the Sciences: A Reappraisal. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 97. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3761-1_8
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