HUMN-2006 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: French Revolution, Mastodon, Zoology
4 Jul 2020
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Humn 2006: the culture of science: (re)viewing life - part 1. George buffon: during french revolution, he was condemned by the church due to his theory, he denied the flood and observed that some animal retain parts that are vestigial and no longer useful. Buffon thought that man was a species unrelated to lower primates but mondobbo reject. Buffon"s analysis: there is still a reject for this collection, mondobbo believe humans have tails can be removed, evolution isn"t promoted by an original design, but it may be prompted by an environmental change. Responding to change: mondobbo had idea on positive and such. Idea of evolution at the turn of 19th century were not that well developed in england, but in. Jean lamarck: saw evolution as being ongoing, with simple organism becoming more complex and closer to perfection. Losing muscle mass if you don"t move: inheritance of acquired traits - individuals inherit the traits of their ancestors, example: giraffe.
