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)
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Real Essentialism (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy, Vol. 11)
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The Little Book of Dragons: Finding your spirit guide
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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
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