Zoonomia; or the Laws of Organic Life

Erasmus Darwin

Zoonomia; or the Laws of Organic Life
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Double 9 Books LLP
Country
IN
Published
1 December 2023
Pages
454
ISBN
9789359327389

Zoonomia; or the Laws of Organic Life

Erasmus Darwin

"Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life" is a pioneering clinical and philosophical work written through Erasmus Darwin, an 18th-century English physician, herbal truth seeker, and grandfather of Charles Darwin. "Zoonomia" is a groundbreaking exploration of diverse elements of biology, medicine, and the natural international. Erasmus Darwin's "Zoonomia" is a comprehensive examination of the standards governing natural lifestyles. The book covers a huge range of subjects, which includes anatomy, physiology, pathology, and the philosophy of existence. Darwin's work become high-quality for its early advocacy of evolutionary ideas, as he recommended that species could change through the years via a technique of model. One of the maximum giant contributions of "Zoonomia" is its exploration of the idea of transmutation, which laid the groundwork for later evolutionary theories. Erasmus Darwin proposed the concept that all life forms shared a commonplace ancestry and that they could undergo slow variations to better suit their environments. Although not as well-known as his grandson Charles Darwin's later paintings on evolution, "Zoonomia" changed into an important precursor to the improvement of evolutionary thought. It also contributed to the wider scientific and clinical discussions of its time, making it an enormous work in the history of biology and herbal philosophy.

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