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| Evolution: Evolution is the process by which populations of living organisms change over generations. It is driven by natural selection, which is the process by which organisms with traits that are better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. Over time, this can lead to the emergence of new species. See also Selection, Mutation, Species, Survival, Fitness, Darwinism._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Ernst Haeckel on Evolution - Dictionary of Arguments
Gould I 247 Evolution/Darwinism/Haeckel/Gould: Ernst Haeckel, a great defender of Darwin, designed hypothetical organisms to bridge all the gaps in evolution. He also proposed among his "discoveries" something like Monera. ((s) Haeckel forged minute drawings of discoveries that did not exist at all). >Darwinism, >Forgeries. Haeckel defined his Monera as a completely homogeneous and unstructured substance, as an intermediate form between the living and the non-living. Gould I 246 Gould: in the early days of evolutionary theory, chimera were propagated, assumed existences postulated to fill gaps. Animals that, according to the Darwinists, should have existed but did not exist. Gould I 248 Th. H. Huxley discovered a gelatinous mass which he called "Bathybius Haeckelii" (today identified as dead supporting structures of algae). Ernst Haeckel gave into his urge for generalizations and suggested that the entire seabed below 1500 meters was covered with living Bathybius. After Bathybius had conquered the entire space, it also conquered time and met with another chimera: the Eozoon canadens, the "dawn animal". Gould I 250 The foretold shapeless and unstructured substance had been found. It stretched over time and space, covering the bottom of the mysterious oceans. >Discoveries, >Theories._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Haeckel, Ernst Gould I Stephen Jay Gould The Panda’s Thumb. More Reflections in Natural History, New York 1980 German Edition: Der Daumen des Panda Frankfurt 2009 Gould II Stephen Jay Gould Hen’s Teeth and Horse’s Toes. Further Reflections in Natural History, New York 1983 German Edition: Wie das Zebra zu seinen Streifen kommt Frankfurt 1991 Gould III Stephen Jay Gould Full House. The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin, New York 1996 German Edition: Illusion Fortschritt Frankfurt 2004 Gould IV Stephen Jay Gould The Flamingo’s Smile. Reflections in Natural History, New York 1985 German Edition: Das Lächeln des Flamingos Basel 1989 |
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