The Cuvier-Geoffroy Debate

French Biology in the Decades Before Darwin

AvToby A. Appel

Inbunden, Engelska, 1987

Del i serien Monographs on the History and Philosophy of Biology

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Beskrivning

For scientists, no event better represents the contest between form and function as the chief organizing principle of life as the debate between Georges Cuvier and Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. This book presents the first comprehensive study of the celebrated French scientific controversy that focused the attention of naturalists in the first decades of the nineteenth century on the conflicting claims of teleology, morphology, and evolution, which ultimatelycontributed to the making of Darwin's theory. This history describes not only the scientific dimensions of the controversy and its impact on individuals and institutions, but also examines the meaning ofthe debate for culture and society in the years before Darwin.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1987-09-10
Mått:162 x 244 x 21 mm
Vikt:640 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Monographs on the History and Philosophy of Biology
Antal sidor:306
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780195041385

Utforska kategorier

Anatomi inom Medicin
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Naturvetenskapens historia inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

'Appel has illuminated brilliantly the French intellectual scene in the 19th century...Under consideration are not only biological aspects of the debate, but also its religious, social and polical backgrounds, and its later influence on evolutionary theory and other modalities of culture and intellect....This beautifully organized, elegantly written book, based on sound research, is recommended strongly to readers interested in the forms and functions of the organism that is science.' The Scientist

Innehållsförteckning

A classic confrontation and its interpretations; Cuvier and Geoffroy: Collaborators on a new science; "Le legislateur de la science" Cuvier and functionalist anatomy; Geoffroy and the emergence of philosophical anatomy; The battle lines are drawn: 1820-1829; The debate before the academie; Beyond the academie: The many uses of the debate; Teleology, morphology, and evolution: The debate and the future of zoology.