03521nam 2200625Ia 450 991081860040332120200520144314.090-481-3009-310.1007/978-90-481-3009-2(CKB)1000000000785027(EBL)478102(OCoLC)458562954(SSID)ssj0000319423(PQKBManifestationID)11225029(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000319423(PQKBWorkID)10336863(PQKB)10083533(DE-He213)978-90-481-3009-2(MiAaPQ)EBC478102(PPN)139952292(EXLCZ)99100000000078502720091023d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe philosophy of zoology before Darwin a translated and annotated version of the original French text by Edmond Perrier : originally published by Felix Alcan, Paris in 1884 /translated by Alex McBirney, with annotations by Stanton Cook and Gregory Retallack1st ed. 2009.Dordrecht ;New York Springerc20091 online resource (294 p.)Description based upon print version of record.94-007-9145-3 90-481-3008-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.This long-overlooked survey of the development of evolutionary theory is by far the most thorough and balanced account of its kind. Unlike most of the recent Anglo-centric literature that tends to focus almost exclusively on Darwin and natural selection, it 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 though the long span of geological time. Thorough historical survey of the development of the concept of evolution before the publication of Darwin’s 'The Origin of Species'. Providing an alternative view of the recent literature and journal articles commemorating Darwin’s 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of publication of 'The Origin of Species'. Richly annotated with up to date information and explanations of the changing concepts and terminology as well as featuring an extensive Glossary and Biographical index.ZoologyHistoryZoologyPhilosophyEvolutionPhilosophyZoologyHistory.ZoologyPhilosophy.EvolutionPhilosophy.590.9Perrier Edmond1844-1921.84678McBirney Alexander R771784Cook Stanton A1758116Retallack Greg J(Greg John),1951-896573MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818600403321The philosophy of zoology before Darwin4196239UNINA