To this day Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory of the ‘survival of the fittest’ has been visualized with the universal model of a tree of life. But early on in Darwin’s thinking the coral provided a fascinating alternative to the tree as a depiction of the evolution of the species.
Horst Bredekamp shows how Darwin, a coral enthusiast and collector, found in it a more adequate illustration of evolution through natural selection: It grows anarchically in all directions and no longer upholds mankind as the ‘crown of creation.’ Using this example Darwin is proving himself to be both a destroyer and consummator of traditional natural philosophy. Since antiquity the coral had been a symbol of nature as a whole.
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Horst Bredekamp, Humboldt University Berlin.Koop dit e-boek en ontvang er nog 1 GRATIS!
Taal Engels ● Formaat PDF ● Pagina’s 128 ● ISBN 9783110680317 ● Bestandsgrootte 10.8 MB ● Uitgeverij De Gruyter ● Stad Berlin/Boston ● Gepubliceerd 2019 ● Editie 1 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 7487525 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM
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