Erasmus Darwin [ Science / Art and Literature / Philosophy ]
… Bird in an Air Pump by Joseph Wright of Derby’, Wikimedia Commons, NG 725, 1768. Image Joseph Wright of Derby, 'Erasmus Darwin', Wikimedia Commons, 1792. Abstract Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) was the author of The Temple of Nature , in which he considers the concept of sociability as one of … and sympathy guide the species toward perfection through the multiple changes caused by transformism. To some extent, Darwin’s theory reflected his own social practices: he wanted to lead British society toward a golden age through his …
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