Erasmus Darwin [ Science / Art and Literature / Philosophy ]
… for abolitionism and social reforms. People > Science People > Art and Literature People > Philosophy Keywords Abolition Affection Community Correspondence Lunar society Social Contract Half a century before Charles Darwin published his essay … science and experimentation. By observing micro-organisms such as the volvox or the polypus, he supposed that the affection of a parent to a child was the first step toward the formation of sociability: ‘this affection from the parent to the progeny existed before animals were divided into sexes, and produced the beginning of …
Abolition | Affection | Community | Correspondence | Lunar society | Social Contract
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