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The History of Bad Ideas: Taxonomy
Past Present Future
Exploring Carl Linnaeus's Legacy in Taxonomy
The chapter delves into the intellectual legacy of Carl Linnaeus, discussing his classification system that revolutionized the categorization of living things with Latin names. It contrasts his approach with Darwin's evolutionary perspective and explores the limitations of Linnaeus's system. The discussion extends to the impact of taxonomy on scientific understanding and its historical context in relation to human categorizations.
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