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F. Cuvier

Naturalist referenced in a scientific analogy.

minor

Also known as Cuvier, Frederic Cuvier

First appearance: what is property

F. Cuvier shows up with force in § 1 Of the Moral Sense in Man and the Animals. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as the savant who distinguished instinct from intelligence, resolving the controversy about the line between human and animal intelligence.
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In § 1 Of the Moral Sense in Man and the Animals: Mentioned as the savant who distinguished instinct from intelligence, resolving the controversy about the line between human and animal intelligence. Later, in § 1:…

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Broad intellectual and political spectrum
  • Moral and legal authorities

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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