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Episode 88: Andrew S. Curran

The World in Time / Lapham’s Quarterly

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The Degeneration of Blackskin and Black Hair

George leu de clare comte bu buffon is the most important naturalist between aristotle and darwin. In 17 forty one he put forward a classification system that really allows a race to come into being. He was not what i would call a race maker, because he wasn't doing this consciously. But certainly what he did was put forward much more comprehensive view of degeneration.

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