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species essentialism

Theory of speciation (C.400 BC).

Also called the natural state model of species, this was based on the ideas of Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BC), and applied by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) and others in their search for the perfect ‘type specimen’ for each species.

It is the concept that all members of a species share a common natural state that serves to define and separate them from other species, with observed variations in individuals of a species being caused by forces that interfere with the organism’s attainment of its natural state.

This pre-evolution perspective holds that species are fixed entities, a view no longer accepted by biologists.

Also see: theory of speciation, theory of species

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    • 2.1 Real Essentialism (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy, Vol. 11)
    • 2.2 Essence in the Age of Evolution: A New Theory of Natural Kinds (Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science)
    • 2.3 Gene Worship: Moving Beyond the Nature/ Nurture Debate Over Genes, Brain and Gender
    • 2.4 SubHuman: The Impacts of Racism in Science and Society
    • 2.5 What IS Sex? (Short Circuits)
    • 2.6 The Little Book of Dragons: Finding your spirit guide
    • 2.7 The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

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