Biology 1201A Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Carl Linnaeus, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte De Buffon, Vitruvian Man
22 Nov 2016
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Biological evolution: the gradual change of population or organisms over time, time measure in generations rather than years. Changes that occur within the lifetime of a single organism are not evolutionary. The process in which kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth. Aristotle: greek philosopher- big naturalists (thought about the diversity of life) He proposed that plants and animals follow certain organization - ladder. Scala naturae = great chain of being. 15th-18th century- thousand years old hierarchy, ladder of life perfect and correct. Age of discovery-- new cultures/resources/ life was discovered. People started wondering why there were similarities between species when god created them all separately. 18th century: perhaps, life might not have been fixed but rather created. Did not believe in evolution/ change of species over time. Organized the organizes for greater glory of god. Animal > mammal > primates > homo sapiens.
