The History of Creation
Or the Development of the Earth and its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes, Volume 2
Published on 21. February 2019
560 pages
978-0-429-66434-2 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1899, The History of Creation was the first book of its kind to apply a doctrine to the whole range of organic morphology and make use of the effect Darwin had on biological sciences during the 19th century. Haeckel looks at Darwin's reform of Descent Theory and its establishment through the doctrine of selection. He introduces Descent Theory into the systematic classification of animals and plants and finds a "natural system" on the basis of genealogy - that is, to construct hypothetical pedigrees for the various species of organisms. The book will be of interest to those studying natural history and the origins of modern scientific thought, it will appeal to researchers both in the natural sciences and in history.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
16,59 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-429-66434-2 (9780429664342)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Ernst Haeckel
The History of Creation
Or the Development of the Earth and its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes, Volume 2
Book
07/2020
1st Edition
Routledge
€75.00
Shipment within 15-20 days
Ernst Haeckel
The History of Creation
Or the Development of the Earth and its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes, Volume 2
Book
01/2019
1st Edition
Routledge
€234.70
Shipment within 15-20 days
Content
1. Nature and Importance of the Doctrine of Filiation, or Descent Theory 2. Scientific Justification of the Theory of Descent. History of Creation According to Linnaeus. 3. The History of Creation According to Cuvier and Agassiz 4. Theory of Development According to Goethe and Oken 5. Theory of Development According to Kant and Lamarck 6. Theory of Development According to Lyell and Darwin 7. The Theory of Selection (Darwinism) 8. Transmission by Inheritance and Propagation 9. Laws of Transmission by Inheritance 10. Adaptation and Nutrition. Laws of Adaptation 11. Natural Selection by the Struggle for Existence. Cellular Selection and Personal Selection 12. Division of Labour and Divergence of Forms. Progress and Retrogradation. 13. The Individual Development of Organisms. The History of the Development of the Animal Tribes 14. Migration and Distribution of Organisms. Chorology and the Ice Period of the Earth 15. Theory of the Development of the Universe and of the Earth. Spontaneous Generation. The Carbon Theory. The Plastid Theory
