FORM, FUNCTION, FORESTS AND FOSSILS: SUSTAINABILITY REVISITED.
The article discusses the aesthetic dictum 'form follows function' and challenges its use in biology where form dictates the organization of key biological topics such as taxonomy, phylogeny, evolution, diversity, and conservation. Topics include evolutionist Charles Darwin's interest in form in his...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Review Vol. 293; no. 1703; pp. 462 - 473 |
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Contemporary Review Company Ltd.
Winter2011
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| Sumario: | The article discusses the aesthetic dictum 'form follows function' and challenges its use in biology where form dictates the organization of key biological topics such as taxonomy, phylogeny, evolution, diversity, and conservation. Topics include evolutionist Charles Darwin's interest in form in his theory of evolution, the teleological and divine nature of the form follows function argument, and the sustainability of forests. |
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