Transformations Of Lamarckism
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Transformations Of Lamarckism
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Author : Snait B. Gissis
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2011-04-22
Transformations Of Lamarckism written by Snait B. Gissis and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-22 with Science categories.
A reappraisal of Lamarckism—its historical impact and contemporary significance. In 1809—the year of Charles Darwin's birth—Jean-Baptiste Lamarck published Philosophie zoologique, the first comprehensive and systematic theory of biological evolution. The Lamarckian approach emphasizes the generation of developmental variations; Darwinism stresses selection. Lamarck's ideas were eventually eclipsed by Darwinian concepts, especially after the emergence of the Modern Synthesis in the twentieth century. The different approaches—which can be seen as complementary rather than mutually exclusive—have important implications for the kinds of questions biologists ask and for the type of research they conduct. Lamarckism has been evolving—or, in Lamarckian terminology, transforming—since Philosophie zoologique's description of biological processes mediated by "subtle fluids." Essays in this book focus on new developments in biology that make Lamarck's ideas relevant not only to modern empirical and theoretical research but also to problems in the philosophy of biology. Contributors discuss the historical transformations of Lamarckism from the 1820s to the 1940s, and the different understandings of Lamarck and Lamarckism; the Modern Synthesis and its emphasis on Mendelian genetics; theoretical and experimental research on such "Lamarckian" topics as plasticity, soft (epigenetic) inheritance, and individuality; and the importance of a developmental approach to evolution in the philosophy of biology. The book shows the advantages of a "Lamarckian" perspective on evolution. Indeed, the development-oriented approach it presents is becoming central to current evolutionary studies—as can be seen in the burgeoning field of Evo-Devo. Transformations of Lamarckism makes a unique contribution to this research.
Lamarckism And The Emergence Of Scientific Social Sciences In Nineteenth Century Britain And France
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Author : Snait B. Gissis
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2024-03-30
Lamarckism And The Emergence Of Scientific Social Sciences In Nineteenth Century Britain And France written by Snait B. Gissis and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-30 with Philosophy categories.
The book presents an original synthesizing framework on the relations between ‘the biological’ and ‘the social’. Within these relations, the late nineteenth-century emergence of social sciences aspiring to be constituted as autonomous, as 'scientific' disciplines, is described, analyzed and explained. Through this framework, the author points to conceptual and constructive commonalities conjoining significant founding figures – Lamarck, Spencer, Hughlings Jackson, Ribot, Durkheim, Freud – who were not grouped nor analyzed in this manner before. Thus, the book offers a rather unique synthesis of the interactions of the social, the mental, and the evolutionary biological – Spencerian Lamarckism and/or Neo-Lamarckism – crystallizing into novel fields. It adds substantially to the understanding of the complexities of evolutionary debates during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. It will attract the attention of a wide spectrum of specialists, academics, and postgraduates in European history of the nineteenth century, history and philosophy of science, and history of biology and of the social sciences, including psychology.
Neo Darwinism And Neo Lamarckism
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Author : Lester Frank Ward
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
Neo Darwinism And Neo Lamarckism written by Lester Frank Ward and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Evolution categories.
Evolution In Four Dimensions Revised Edition
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Author : Eva Jablonka
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2014-04-11
Evolution In Four Dimensions Revised Edition written by Eva Jablonka and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-11 with Science categories.
A pioneering proposal for a pluralistic extension of evolutionary theory, now updated to reflect the most recent research This updated edition of the widely read Evolution in Four Dimensions has been revised to reflect the spate of new discoveries in biology since the book was first published in 2005, offering corrections, an updated bibliography, and a substantial new chapter. Eva Jablonka and Marion Lamb's pioneering argument proposes that there is more to heredity than genes. They describe 4 “dimensions” in heredity—4 inheritance systems that play a role in evolution which, they argue, can all provide variations on which natural selection can act: • genetic • epigenetic (or non-DNA cellular transmission of traits) • behavioral • symbolic (transmission through language and other forms of symbolic communication) Jablonka and Lamb present a richer, more complex view of evolution than that offered by the gene-based Modern Synthesis, arguing that induced and acquired changes also play a role. Their lucid and accessible text is accompanied by artist-physician Anna Zeligowski's lively drawings, which humorously and effectively illustrate the authors' points. Each chapter ends with a dialogue in which the authors refine their arguments against the vigorous skepticism of the fictional “I.M.” (for Ipcha Mistabra—Aramaic for “the opposite conjecture”). The extensive new chapter, presented engagingly as a dialogue with I.M., updates the information on each of the 4 dimensions—with special attention to the epigenetic, where there has been an explosion of new research.
Neo Lamarckism And The Evolution Controversy In France 1870 1920
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Author : Stuart Michael Persell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Neo Lamarckism And The Evolution Controversy In France 1870 1920 written by Stuart Michael Persell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
What CHOICE says: Persell focuses on the development of neo-Lamarckism in France after 1870, and why France--deeply wounded by its resounding defeat in the Franco-Prussian war--welcomed the move away from Darwinian evolution. The author separates the ideas of French neo-Lamarckians from the theories of Jean Baptiste Lamarck and American neo-Lamarckians, who accepted divine purpose as a part of their evolutionary scheme. The French school regarded Lamarck as the founder of evolution, retaining belief in the inheritance of acquired characteristics; however, they incorporated natural selection into their materialist and progressivist scheme, encouraged by Darwin's gradual acceptance of some environmentalist ideas in successive editions of the Origin. Persell strikes a balance between those modern biologists whose interpretation of post-Darwinian evolution has been called "whiggish" and those who claim the popularity of Darwinian evolution declined precipitously after Darwin's death and had little influence for the rest of the 19th century; e.g., he maintains that August Weismann's work played a critical role in shaping biology. The book promises to be useful for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students through research scholars in the biological sciences as well as those investigating the development of scientific ideas.
The Spirit Of System
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Author : Richard Wellington Burkhardt
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1995
The Spirit Of System written by Richard Wellington Burkhardt and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a biological Janus, at once a highly competent taxonomist in a traditional mold and a bold, almost visionary, philosopher of nature who aspired to contrive an all-embracing "physics of the earth" by sheer force of intellect. Lamarck is generally remembered only for his ideas about the inheritance of acquired characters, ideas he did not originate or take special credit for, ideas that were only one part of his broad theory of evolution. In this, the first modern book-length study of Lamarck, Richard Burkhardt examines the origin and development of Lamarck's theory of organic evolution, the major theory prior to Darwin.
Lamarck S Evolution
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Author : Ross Honeywill
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2008-08-01
Lamarck S Evolution written by Ross Honeywill and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-01 with Science categories.
The fascinating story of two men, 200 years apart, who risked ridicule and ruin for the ideas they believed in. In 18th-century France Jean Baptiste de Lamarck ignored scientific tradition and developed the first theory of evolution. But 50 years later Charles Darwin published his own work and Lamarck became a laughing stock. Contemporary academic Ted Steele was similarly mocked and nearly ruined for supporting Lamarck's idea that inherited characteristics could be passed on. Now cutting edge discoveries have vindicated him at last. Their story is a rollercoaster ride of intelligence, stubborn vision, despair and vindication.
Species Transformation And Social Reform
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Author : Camille Testa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Species Transformation And Social Reform written by Camille Testa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Evolution categories.
Lamarck The Founder Of Evolution
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Author : A. S. Packard
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-16
Lamarck The Founder Of Evolution written by A. S. Packard and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-16 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution" (His Life and Work) by A. S. Packard. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Zoological Philosophy
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Author : Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de Lamarck
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-11-03
Zoological Philosophy written by Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de Lamarck and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-03 with Psychology categories.
Lamarck outlined his theory of 'soft inheritance', which influenced Darwin, in this 1809 work, eventually translated into English in 1914.