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Ernst Haeckel: Embryology and Phylogeny in Evolution
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Wool, David Paz, Naomi Friedman, Leonid |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Ernst Haeckel had studied medicine, but was attracted to zoology. He read Charles Darwin's “Origin of Species” in 1859 and soon became the most devoted herald and proponent of the theory of natural selection in Germany. Like Darwin and Thomas Henry Huxley, Haeckel too strongly rejected the hegemony of the Church and its doctrines: “Where faith commences, science ends”. Haeckel held strong views on human society; views which agreed with his belief in Darwin's theory. He saw natural selection as the main force shaping human society, preserving the characteristics most favorable for survival – just as in the animal world. His social views on eugenics and education became highly influential. Important observations on the morphological similarity of different vertebrates during their embryological development were reported by several scientists in Germany in early $19^{th}$ century. Almost the entire second volume of Haeckel's book “The History of Creation” is dedicated to a bold attempt to reconstruct the phylogeny of the biological world. Book Name: Milestones in the Evolving Theory of Evolution |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2019-0-10171-2&isbn=9781003023869&doi=10.1201/9781003023869-22&format=pdf |
| Ending Page | 190 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | 186 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781003023869-22 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-11-12 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Milestones in the Evolving Theory of Evolution History and Philosophy of Science Ernst Haeckel Human Society |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
