The Origin of Species · Character
Cuvier
A founder of paleontology who believed in the fixity of species.
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Also known as the illustrious Cuvier, Frederick Cuvier, Cuvier
First appearance: an historical sketch of the progress of opinion on the origin of species previously to the publication of the first edition of this work
Cuvier shows up with force in VI: Difficulties of the Theory. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned for his emphasis on the conditions of existence, which Darwin incorporates into natural selection.
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In VI: Difficulties of the Theory: Mentioned for his emphasis on the conditions of existence, which Darwin incorporates into natural selection. Later, in The Law of Unity of Type and of the Conditions of Existence…
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- VI: Difficulties of the Theory
- The Law of Unity of Type and of the Conditions of Existence Embraced by the Theory of Natural Selection
- On the Sudden Appearance of Whole Groups of Allied Species
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See Cuvier in an historical sketch of the progress of opinion on the origin of species previously to the publication of the first edition of this work