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Bedenkingen tegen de leer van Darwin, - Gevolgd door - Beschouwingen over eenige philosophische onderwerpen. - Door den schrijver van het werk, Getiteld: Over de werking der natuurwetten op zedelijk gebied enz. En van Het vervolg op dit werk. - Amsterdam, J. C. Loman Jr. 1871.
Zinstorende drukfouten.
Bedenkingen tegen de leer van Darwin.
Beschouwingen over de oorzaak van het kwaad en over het doel van het leven.
Beschouwingen over eenige onderwerpen op buitenzinnelijk gebied.
Beschouwingen over de geestelijke ontwikkeling van den mensch.
Beschouwingen over de drie algemeene natuurwetten en eenige andere hiermede in verband zijnde zaken.
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The work opens with a series of pointed doubts about the theory that natural selection alone can account for the diversity of life. Its author argues that species seldom split into new forms, that extinction is an exception rather than a rule, and that chance‑driven “nature’s choice” cannot fully explain how lower organisms give rise to higher ones. By drawing on observations of animal behavior, ecological interdependence and the limits of fossil evidence, the text builds a case for a more constrained view of biological change.
Beyond the scientific critique, the author turns to broader philosophical questions, pondering how natural laws intersect with moral order and the origins of complexity. He invokes ancient cosmologies and contemporary debates about the relationship between the simple and the elaborate, suggesting that the higher cannot exist without the lower. The book invites listeners to reflect on the tensions between emerging scientific ideas and enduring philosophical traditions.
Full title
Bedenkingen tegen de Leer van Darwin Gevolgd door beschouwingen over eenige philosophische onderwerpen. Gevolgd door beschouwingen over eenige philosophische onderwerpen.
Language
nl
Duration
~10 hours (632K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ from scans made available by the University of Groningen. Updated: 2022-12-10.
Release date
2009-12-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1824–1900
A 19th-century Dutch writer and public thinker, he is best remembered for works that mixed political reflection with philosophical and scientific debate. His surviving titles show a mind drawn to big questions, from constitutional government to the controversies stirred by Darwin’s ideas.
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