Ernst Haeckel

"Die Erforschung der Entstehungsweise des Menschen ist das Ziel der sogenannten Naturwissenschaften, die des Entwicklungsganges der Menschheit aber bildet die Aufgabe der Philologie oder Geschichte, diese Namen identisch und in viel allgemeinerer Bedeutung als gewohnlich gefasst. Beide Disziplinen, Philologie und Naturforschung, unterscheiden sich vermoge ihres verschiedenen Zieles aufs entschiedenste nach dem jeder eigenen Beobachtungsverfahren. Wie nun das Auseinanderhalten beider Disziplinen sich von selbst macht, so durfen die Forschungen und Ergebnisse der einen darum nicht der anderen fremd bleiben. Beide erganzen sich gegenseitig, und beide vereint machen erst die Wissenschaft aus: jede einzeln kann nicht eine Wissenschaft, sondern nur eine wissenschaftliche Disziplin genannt werden. Wir wahlen deshalb statt des missbrauchlichen Ausdrucks der Naturwissenschaft auch lieber den der Naturforschung: und stellen diesen neben den der Philologie oder Geschichtsforschung." ...] Der Autor beschreibt in dem vorliegenden Werk den Ursprung der Sprache. Dieses Buch ist ein unveranderter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe von 1868.

Originally published in 1899, The History of Creation was the first book of its kind to apply a doctrine to the whole range of organic morphology and make use of the effect Darwin had on biological sciences during the 19th century. Haeckel looks at Darwin’s reform of Descent Theory and its establishment through the doctrine of selection. He introduces Descent Theory into the systematic classification of animals and plants and finds a "natural system" on the basis of genealogy - that is, to construct hypothetical pedigrees for the various species of organisms. The book will be of interest to those studying natural history and the origins of modern scientific thought, it will appeal to researchers both in the natural sciences and in history.

Originally published in 1899, The History of Creation was the first book of its kind to apply a doctrine to the whole range of organic morphology and make use of the effect Darwin had on biological sciences during the 19th century. Haeckel looks at Darwin’s reform of Descent Theory and its establishment through the doctrine of selection. He introduces Descent Theory into the systematic classification of animals and plants and finds a "natural system" on the basis of genealogy - that is, to construct hypothetical pedigrees for the various species of organisms. The book will be of interest to those studying natural history and the origins of modern scientific thought, it will appeal to researchers both in the natural sciences and in history.

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