Volume 53, Number 2, Spring 2010
E-ISSN: 1529-8795 Print ISSN: 0031-5982
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.0.0152
E-ISSN: 1529-8795 Print ISSN: 0031-5982
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.0.0152
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/perspectives_in_biology_and_medicine/summary/v053/53.2.smith.html
Like Grandfather, Like Grandson: Erasmus and Charles Darwin on evolution
C. U. M. Smith
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, Volume 53, Number 2, Spring 2010, pp. 186-199 (Article)
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.0.0152
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Abstract:
Last year (2009) marked the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the sesquicentenary of The Origin of Species. This article examines the influence of Erasmus Darwin on Charles's evolutionary thought and shows how, in many ways, Erasmus anticipated his much better-known grandson. It discusses the similarity in the mindsets of the two Darwins, asks how far the younger Darwin was exposed to the elder's evolutionary thought, examines the similarities and differences in their theories of evolution, and ends by showing the surprising similarity between their theories of inheritance. Erasmus's influence on Charles is greater than customarily acknowledged, and now is an opportune time to bring the grandfather out from behind the glare of his stellar grandson.
Like Grandfather, Like Grandson: Erasmus and Charles Darwin on evolution
C. U. M. Smith
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, Volume 53, Number 2, Spring 2010, pp. 186-199 (Article)
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.0.0152
HTML Version | PDF Version (105k)
Erasmus Darwin 1731-1802
Abstract:
Last year (2009) marked the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the sesquicentenary of The Origin of Species. This article examines the influence of Erasmus Darwin on Charles's evolutionary thought and shows how, in many ways, Erasmus anticipated his much better-known grandson. It discusses the similarity in the mindsets of the two Darwins, asks how far the younger Darwin was exposed to the elder's evolutionary thought, examines the similarities and differences in their theories of evolution, and ends by showing the surprising similarity between their theories of inheritance. Erasmus's influence on Charles is greater than customarily acknowledged, and now is an opportune time to bring the grandfather out from behind the glare of his stellar grandson.
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NOTA CONSTRANGEDORA DE DARWIN SOBRE A TEORIA DA EVOLUÇÃO DE SEU AVÔ:
Eu, Charles Darwin, simplesmente fiz pouco caso da teoria da evolução de meu avô Erasmus Darwin, bem como de Lamarck, mas aqui e ali no Origem das Espécies eu retomei pontos teóricos deles como se fossem meus.
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