Essay on Classification
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Essay on Classification is a foundational 19th-century work in natural history by Louis Agassiz that outlines his views on the philosophical and structural basis of biological classification.
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book → scientific work → |
| aim |
to provide philosophical foundation for taxonomy
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| author |
Louis Agassiz
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describes |
structural basis of biological classification
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| discusses |
morphological similarity
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relations among animal groups → taxonomic categories such as class order family genus species → |
| field |
biology
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natural history → philosophy of biology → taxonomy → |
| hasGenre |
philosophical treatise
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scientific monograph → |
| hasLegacy |
cited in discussions of species and classification in history of science
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example of pre-Darwinian classification theory → |
| hasPerspective |
anti-evolutionary
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| historicalSignificance |
foundational work in 19th century natural history
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influential in pre-Darwinian taxonomy → |
| influencedBy |
creationist views
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natural theology → |
| intendedAudience |
biologists
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naturalists → philosophers of science → |
| language |
English
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| opposes |
evolutionary explanations of species origin
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transmutation of species → |
| proposes |
classification as reflection of divine plan
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| publicationCentury |
19th century
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| relatedTo |
history of biology
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history of taxonomy → |
| relatedWork |
writings of Louis Agassiz on glaciation and paleontology
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| timePeriodDescribed |
19th century biology
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| topic |
biological classification
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natural theology → philosophical basis of classification → species concept → systematics → taxonomic hierarchy → |
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Louis Agassiz
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