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Haeckel and du Bois-Reymond: rival German Darwinists
- Author(s):
- Gabriel Finkelstein (see profile)
- Date:
- 2019
- Group(s):
- German Literature and Culture, Historiography, Science Studies and the History of Science
- Subject(s):
- Evolution (Biology), Germany, History, Biology, Nineteenth century
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Darwinism, German history, History of biology, Reception studies, 19th century
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/dcte-wv13
- Abstract:
- Ernst Haeckel and Emil du Bois-Reymond were the most prominent champions of Darwin in Germany. This essay compares their contributions to popularizing the theory of evolution, drawing special attention to the neglected figure of du Bois-Reymond as a spokesman for a world devoid of natural purpose. It suggests that the historiography of the German reception of Darwin’s theory needs to be reassessed in the light of du Bois-Reymond’s Lucretian outlook.
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- Published as:
- Journal article Show details
- Pub. DOI:
- 10.1007/s12064-019-00282-6
- Publisher:
- Springer Nature
- Pub. Date:
- 2019-3-13
- Journal:
- Theory in Biosciences
- ISSN:
- 1431-7613,1611-7530
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 5 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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