Title The philosophy of zoology before Darwin : a translated and annotated version of the original French text by Edmond Perrier : originally published by Félix Alcan, Paris in 1884 / translated by Alex McBirney with annotations by Stanton Cook and Gregory Retallack

Published Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 266 pages) : illustrations Contents Aristotle -- The Roman Period -- The Middle Ages and Renaissance -- Evolution of the Concept of Species -- Philosophers of the XVIIIth Century -- Buffon -- Lamarck -- Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire -- Georges Cuvier -- Debate between Cuvier and Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire -- Goethe -- Dugès -- The German Natural Philosophers -- The Theory of the Organic Types and its Consequences -- Louis Agassiz -- The Lower Animals -- Cell Theory and the Constitution of the Individual -- Embryology -- Species and their Modifications Summary Presents a survey of the development of evolutionary theory. This work follows the work of naturalists of many nationalities who used paleontology, comparative anatomy, and embryology in order to establish a linear continuity of evolving life through the long span of geological time Analysis paleontologie palaeontology evolutie evolution zoology geschiedenis history levenswetenschappen life sciences wetenschap science Biology (General) Biologie (algemeen) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Zoology -- History Zoology -- Philosophy Evolution -- Philosophy Zoology -- history Philosophy -- history Biological Evolution -- history Zoology -- History. Zoology -- Philosophy. Evolution -- Philosophy. Sciences de la vie. Biomédecine. Evolution -- Philosophy Zoology Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author McBirney, Alexander R Cook, Stanton A Retallack, Greg J. (Greg John), 1951- ISBN 9789048130092 9048130093

Other Titles Philosophie zoologique avant Darwin. English

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