ANTH 1001 Chapter : Origins Of Evolutionary Thought
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Aristotle wrote the concept of the great chain of being, grouping species based on looks. Archbishop james ussher says earth is only 4,000 years old. They thought earth was at the center, orbiting the moon, sun, and 5 known planets. John ray: came up with idea of species, says species can mate with each other and produce offspring, species are very close related, genus are close related, but not as close. Carolus linneaus: father of taxonomy, grouped all living organisms, he wrote systema naturae, 1758, binomial nomenclature, two name naming system. Comte de buffon: believed there was a dynamic relationship between environment and life. Erasmus darwin: author of zoonomial, talked about dynamic relationship. Jean baptiste lamarck: theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics, first to propose a mechanism of change, believes beneficial characteristics will be passed on to offspring, animals change in response to their environment.
