The Principles of Biology
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The Principles of Biology is a foundational 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory and systematic philosophical reasoning to explain the laws and processes of life.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Principles of Biology | 1 |
| The Principles of Biology canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
biology treatise
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book ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| aim |
to apply evolutionary theory to biology
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to formulate general laws of life ⓘ |
| author | Herbert Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
adaptation of organisms to environment
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correspondence between organism and environment ⓘ integration and differentiation in evolution ⓘ physiological units ⓘ survival of the fittest ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline |
biology
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philosophy of science ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| genre |
natural history
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scientific philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume I: The Data of Biology
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Volume I: The Inductions of Biology NERFINISHED ⓘ Volume II: The Evolution of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Volume II: The Laws of Multiplication NERFINISHED ⓘ Volume II: The Morphological Development of Organisms NERFINISHED ⓘ Volume II: The Physiological Development of Organisms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| influenced |
Herbert Spencer's later sociological works
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late 19th-century biology ⓘ philosophy of evolution ⓘ social Darwinism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Auguste Comte
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Charles Darwin ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Lamarck NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Malthus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
classification of organisms
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evolution ⓘ laws of life ⓘ organic development ⓘ physiology ⓘ |
| notableTermCoined | survival of the fittest ⓘ |
| partOf | Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
evolutionary philosophy
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positivism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Williams and Norgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | systematic exposition of biological principles ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | evolution by natural causes ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 2 ⓘ |
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