Abstract
This article re-examines the research on evolutionism in Spain and updates knowledge on this topic in light of the work of Thomas Glick, the more philosophical work of Diego Núñez and contributions in recent years from the Latin American network of historians of biology and evolution, who have dealt with the more polemical aspects of the reception of evolution theory. It includes new arguments, such as identification of the drawings in El Museo Universal, whose Lamarckian or Darwinian nature has been a subject of ongoing debate. It also covers the crucial role of the acceptance of Haeckel's work in Spain in comparison to the weaker support for a strictly Darwinian perspective, the role of the Spanish histology school, and the impact of evolutionism on literature.
Highlights
It has been argued that Professor José Planellas of the Universidad de Santiago critiqued Darwinism in the 1860s
Research carried out in recent years by Alberto Gomis and Jaume Josa argues that the first references to Darwin in Spain, to his geological work, are some indirect commentaries published in the 1840s and, most importantly, an early translation in 1857
This is denied by Xosé Fraga, who argues that rather than strictly critiquing Darwinism, Planellas was defending an antievolutionist position in general, perhaps alluding to Lamarck
Summary
C/Albasanz 26-28 28037 – Madrid – Spain Received for publication in December 2015. PUIG-SAMPER, Miguel Ángel; GARCÍA GONZÁLEZ, Armando; PELAYO, Francisco. The evolutionist debate in Spain during the nineteenth century: a re-examination. Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, v.24, n.3, jul.-set.
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