Arthur Schopenhauer and the Current Conception of the Origin of Species: What Did the Philosopher Anticipate?
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was deeply influenced by Plato and conceived each species as an Idea, whose shape is essentially and permanently predetermined. He rejected Lamarck’s proposal of organ’s use/disuse as a source of evolution, but he was close to the orthogenetic movement that developed...
Main Authors: | Trino Baptista, Elis Aldana, Charles I. Abramson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-03-01
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Series: | SAGE Open |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019837467 |
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