Gabriel Finkelstein
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Gabriel Finkelstein deposited Haeckel and du Bois-Reymond: rival German Darwinists in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 6 years, 9 months agoErnst 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…[Read more]
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Gabriel Finkelstein deposited Haeckel and du Bois-Reymond: rival German Darwinists in the group
Historiography on Humanities Commons 6 years, 9 months agoErnst 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…[Read more]
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Gabriel Finkelstein deposited Haeckel and du Bois-Reymond: rival German Darwinists in the group
German Literature and Culture on Humanities Commons 6 years, 9 months agoErnst 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…[Read more]
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Gabriel Finkelstein deposited Haeckel and du Bois-Reymond: rival German Darwinists on Humanities Commons 6 years, 9 months ago
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…[Read more]
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A “late developer” argument, common to Psychology and Economic History, can be used to explain cultural innovation. It argues that the 19th century theory of natural selection arose in England and not Germany because of – and not in spite of – England’s scientific backwardness. Measured in terms of institutions, communities, and ideas, the relat…[Read more]
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Gabriel Finkelstein deposited Mechanical neuroscience: Emil du Bois-Reymond’s innovations in theory and practice on Humanities Commons 7 years, 4 months ago
Summary of the achievements of Emil du Bois-Reymond (1818-1896)
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Gabriel Finkelstein's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 7 years, 4 months ago