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| Species: In biology, a species is a fundamental unit of classification. It groups together organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, sharing common characteristics and occupying a specific ecological niche. See also Niches, Evolution, Genes, Natural Kinds._____________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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Louis Agassiz on Species - Dictionary of Arguments
Gould I 176 ff Species/Louis Agassiz/Gould: Agassiz was, according to Gould, the most important American biologist in the 19th century, born in Switzerland, died in 1873, an opponent of racial discrimination, but a little chauvinistic because of his upper class background. Agassiz thesis: Species are static, created circumstances. In his day, Agassiz was practically the only non-Darwinian. At that time, questions were discussed such as: Was Adam the great-grandfather of all men or just the white men? Are black people and Indians our brothers or do they just look like us? I 179 The polygenists - including Agassiz - believed that each species was created separately. Characterizations by Agassiz: the brave, irrepressible and proud Indian next to the servile, submissive Negro and the tricky, clever and cowardly Mongolian. (1) (See also Evolution/Agassiz). 1. L. Agassiz,_____________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. |
Agassiz, Louis 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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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-20