"The Failure of Evolution in Antiquity" by Devin Henry

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The Failure of Evolution in Antiquity

Blackwell Companion to Ancient Science, Medicine and Technology (2014)

Devin Henry, The University of Western Ontario

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Abstract

This paper traces the emergence and rejection of evolutionary thinking in antiquity. It examines Empedocles' original theory of evolution and why his ideas failed to gain traction among his predecessors.

Keywords

Plato,
Aristotle,
Empedocles,
Galen,
evolution

Disciplines

Biology and
History of Philosophy

Publication Date

2014

Editor

Georgia Irby

Publisher

Blackwell-Wiley

Citation Information

Devin Henry. "The Failure of Evolution in Antiquity" Blackwell Companion to Ancient Science, Medicine and Technology (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/devinhenry/20/