Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. I by Erasmus Darwin
"Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. I" by Erasmus Darwin is a two-volume medical work published between 1794-1796. This ambitious treatise explores pathology, anatomy, psychology, and bodily functions through an associationist framework. Darwin classifies bodily motions into four types and uses them to explain everything from sleep and drunkenness to disease and reproduction. The work is now remembered for its proto-evolutionary ideas about organic transmutation and the inheritance of acquired
characteristics—concepts that anticipated later evolutionary theory, though they didn't directly influence Darwin's famous grandson. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802 |
|---|---|
| Title | Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. I |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoonomia |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 46.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QP: Science: Physiology |
| Subject | Physiology -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Pathology -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Medicine -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Evolution (Biology) -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 15707 |
| Release Date | Apr 25, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 14, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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