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En historie om foranderlighed. Evolutionsteorien i Danmark 1860-80

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  • Author(s): Funder, Heidi
  • Source:
    Historisk Tidsskrift; Historisk Tidsskrift Bind 102 Hæfte 2 (2002) ; 2597-0666 ; 0106-4991
  • Document Type:
    article in journal/newspaper
  • Language:
    Danish
  • Additional Information
    • Publication Information:
      Den Danske Historiske Forening
    • Publication Date:
      2013
    • Collection:
      Tidsskrift.dk (The Royal Library, Denmark)
    • Abstract:
      The Reception of Darwin's Theory of Evolution in Denmark 1860-1880In Denmark the reception of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has never been completely investigated. In this article, reinvestigating the reception among Danish natural scientists 1860-80, one step in that direction has been taken. Focus has been placed on Darwinism as a scientific theory whereas Darwinism as a philosophy of life, most commonly known in Herbert Spencer's phrase »the survival of the fittest« fuelling Social-Darwinism, has not been included.The point of departure has been a historical analysis of seven important Danish natural scientists: J.J. Steenstrup (1813-97), J.T. Reinhardt (1816-82), C.F. Lütken (1827-1901), E. Warming (1841-1924), J.C. Schiödte (1815-1885), F. Meinert (1833-1912), J.E.V. Boas (1855-1935), and finally Darwin's Danish translator J.P. Jacobsen (1847-1885). With this final exception, they were all centrally placed in the 19th century world of natural history as University professors and teachers at the Danish »Den Kongelige Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole« (The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University) and »Polyteknisk Læreanstalt« (The Technical Highschool of Denmark). Moreover, most of them were closely connected to the natural history museums, societies and journals of their time. In other words, their position towards the theory of evolution was highly influential and can be traced through their scientific writings, their teaching and their popular lectures.Danish research on the Darwin reception among natural scientists, made by P. Helveg Jespersen and Mike Robson in the 1980s, claim that the pattern of reception can be characterised as a clash between scientific approaches. That is a confrontation between an old, traditional, romantic and idealistic approach versus a new, empirical and materialistic one which eventually in the name of progress and secularization became victorious.Contrary to this, based on the present investigation of these eight individual scientists in their ...
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    • Relation:
      https://tidsskrift.dk/historisktidsskrift/article/view/56007/76213; https://tidsskrift.dk/historisktidsskrift/article/view/56007
    • Online Access:
      https://tidsskrift.dk/historisktidsskrift/article/view/56007
    • Rights:
      Ophavsret (c) 2016 Historisk Tidsskrift
    • Accession Number:
      edsbas.AFA018F