Project Gutenberg 2010-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 181 Perrier, Edmond 1844 1921 Perrier, Jean Octave Edmond La philosophie zoologique avant Darwin Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "La philosophie zoologique avant Darwin" by Edmond Perrier is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the evolution of zoological ideas before the advent of Darwin’s theories, exploring various philosophical perspectives on the classification and understanding of animals throughout history. The text sets the foundation for discussing the development of concepts related to the origins and relationships of living beings. The opening of the publication begins with Perrier's preface, where he articulates the evolution of ideas akin to that of living beings, highlighting the complexities surrounding the classification and philosophy of zoology prior to Darwin. He acknowledges the influence of ancient mythologies and philosophies on mankind’s understanding of animals, noting how early humans attributed supernatural characteristics to animals and struggled to define life. The text reflects on how this confusion evolved through significant thinkers and periods, leading to vital advancements in classification, observation, and philosophical inquiry that would shape modern biological sciences, as indicated by references to historical scientists such as Aristotle and Galien. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. fr Zoology -- History QL Text FR Sciences et Techniques Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution Category: History - Other Category: Science - Biology Category: Philosophy & Ethics 826769 2025-06-13T08:55:32.421600 text/html 826590 2025-01-13T08:40:07.737003 text/html 362479 2025-06-13T08:55:43.439584 application/epub+zip 375474 2025-06-13T08:55:36.533648 application/epub+zip 361564 2025-06-13T08:55:34.835591 application/epub+zip 713225 2025-06-13T08:55:49.188555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668155 2025-06-13T08:55:42.548606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 636043 2022-09-15T03:55:41.990679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 790230 2025-06-13T08:55:31.866597 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 790093 2020-06-25T09:19:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 270839 2020-06-25T09:19:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 766665 2020-06-25T09:19:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 267724 2020-06-25T09:19:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19790 2025-06-13T08:55:49.335510 application/rdf+xml 17877 2025-06-13T08:55:35.686575 image/jpeg 3967 2025-06-13T08:55:35.404581 image/jpeg 359987 2025-06-13T08:55:32.491623 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia