Ancient Romans - Kirkwood Community College
Chapter One: Bursting the Limits of Time [5-26]
True or False:
The main reason Georges Cuvier rejected evolution was because it contradicted the Genesis account of the Old Testament.
"Big Picture" Questions:
( What were Cuvier's primary contributions to early 19th-century biology?
( comparative anatomy? (form & function, anatomical types, ILLUSTRATION, p. 8)
( paleontology? (fossils, extinction, catastrophes)
( Why was the first book of Genesis important to early-19th century Christians' understanding of nature?
( age of the earth? (James Ussher’s chronology)
( fixity of species?
( How did evolutionary ideas take shape in ancient Greece & during the Enlightenment? Why was it rejected by most?
( ancient Greeks? (Aristotle)
( Enlightenment thinkers? (Buffon, Diderot, D'Holbach)
( Buffon's ideas?
( What were Cuvier's scientific arguments against evolution & favoring the fixity of species?
( correlation of parts? (form & function)
( geologic column? (lack of transitional fossils)
( catastrophic floods? (creations & migrations)
( How did conservative Christian geologists respond to Cuvier's theories & findings?
--> Scotland? (Jameson, Chalmers, Miller)
--> United States? (Hitchcock, Silliman & Dana)
--> England & elsewhere? (Sedgwick, Buckland, Agassiz)
( Why were beliefs about evolution not just scientific, but also linked to religious, philosophical, & political concerns?
--> attacks on Christianity? (Enlightenment thought)
--> radical politics? (French Revolution)
Use the questions above & the specific ideas & names to guide your reading & note-taking. Reading & note-taking cannot be passive activities. There is an enormous difference between just looking at the words & understanding what you read. See me with any questions about improving these skills.
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