Abstract
I will not deal with Lamarck's theory of evolution, nor with other aspects of his work that usually first spring to mind when one thinks of the heritage that he left us. Instead I will discuss less well-known aspects of his thinking, namely the theory of classifications and the holistic approach to the biosphere, which in my opinion have not been sufficiently appreciated.
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Giulio BarsantiProfessor of History of Science, Department of Animal Biology and Genetics
I will not deal with Lamarck's theory of evolution, nor with other aspects of his work that usually first spring to mind when one thinks of the heritage that he left us
This is because the thesis that Lamarck was a Buffonian and that Buffon was an “enemy of systems”, had become consolidated in time (Guyénot 1941, p. 76; Montalenti 1965, p. 248; Hanks 1966, pp. 9-10). The latter affirmation is unfounded, since the author of Histoire naturelle générale et particulière (1749-1789) did not deny the validity of classifications in general but only the Linnaean one (Barsanti 1983, 1992). Another myth that we must discredit is that progressive contributions to the refinement of classifications could come only from exponents of the Linnaean “school”
Summary
Professor of History of Science, Department of Animal Biology and Genetics. No trataremos de la teoría evolutiva de Lamarck, ni de otros aspectos de su trabajo que inmediatamente aparecen en nuestro pensamiento cuando reflexionamos sobre la herencia que nos legó. En su lugar discutiremos temas menos conocidos de su ideario, como su teoría de las clasificaciones y su aproximación holística a la biosfera, que en mi opinión no han sido suficientemente valorados
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